Bishop's Palace

1402 Broadway Street
Galveston, TX, 77550
409-762-2475

overview : The Bishop's Palace is located on the corner of 14th and Broadway across from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Architect Nicholas Clayton designed the mansion for Colonel Walter Gresham and construction began in 1886. In 1923, the then Galveston Diocese obtained the home for Bishop Christopher Byrne until his death in 1950. It has been open to the public since.