Bishop’s Palace
The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic place in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
- Also known as: “1892 Bishop’s Palace”
- Address: 1402 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77550
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shriners Hospital for Children and St. Mary Cathedral Basilica.
Shriners Hospital for Children
Hospital
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The Shriners Children's Texas is a 30-bed non-profit pediatric specialty hospital, research, and teaching center located adjacent to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, US. Shriners Hospital for Children is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Bishop’s Palace.
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica
Church
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St. Mary Cathedral Basilica is a Catholic cathedral in Galveston, Texas. It is the primary cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the mother church of Catholics in Texas. St. Mary Cathedral Basilica is situated 2,600 feet west of Bishop’s Palace.
University of Texas Medical Branch
University
The University of Texas Medical Branch is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is part of the University of Texas System. University of Texas Medical Branch is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Bishop’s Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.
Galveston
Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.
Port Bolivar
Village
Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay. Port Bolivar is situated 5 miles north of Bishop’s Palace.
Bishop’s Palace
- Categories: palace, building, and tourism
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.30308° or 29° 18′ 11″ northLongitude
-94.78215° or 94° 46′ 56″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Operator
Galveston Historical FoundationOpen location code
76X78639+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 56044910OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3728690
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Bishop’s Palace” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر الأسقف”
- Italian: “Castello Gresham”
- Italian: “Palazzo del Vescovo”
- Portuguese: “Palácio do Bispo”
- Spanish: “Palacio del Obispo”
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