Built 1891 RTHL # 7539 Designated RTHL 1969 Area 7,300 m² Added to NRHP 28 October 1969 | NRHP Reference # 69000203 TSAL # 1367 Opened 1891 Architectural style Romanesque architecture | |
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Similar Bolivar Bridge, St Mary Cathedral Basilica, Beach Hotel, One Moody Plaza, Galveston National Laboratory | ||
The Ashbel Smith Building, also known as Old Red, is a Romanesque Revival building located in Galveston, Texas. It was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. Nicholas J. Clayton was the architect. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building.
In 1949, the building named for Ashbel Smith, a Republic of Texas diplomat and one of the founders of the University of Texas system. The building was registered as a Texas Historical Landmark in 1969 and renovated in 1985.
In 2008, Old Red was flooded with six feet of water by Hurricane Ike.
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