Garten Verein Pavilion

The Garten Verein Pavilion is a National Register of Historic Places-listed property in Galveston, Texas.

Garten Verein Pavilion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Garten Verein Pavilion
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Location	2704 Avenue O, Kempner Park, Galveston, Texas
Coordinates	29°17′34″N 94°47′41″W
NRHP reference No.	77001444[1]
Designated RTHL	July 27, 1977

History

The Garten Verein Pavilion site was originally the homestead of Robert Mills, a leading financier of Texas before the Civil War. Financially ruined as a result of the Panic of 1873, the Galveston Garten-Verein, a German social club, acquired the Mills homestead in 1876. They converted the house to use as a club meeting hall, which included a bowling alley. They added a dance pavilion to the property in 1879, possibly designed by John Moser, a local German architect.^[2]

By 1895, the Garten Verein landscaped the area around the pavilion with lawns and lines of trees. In addition to the dance pavilion and bowling, entertainment included tennis and croquet.^[2]

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas