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#StormSurvivorSunday has survived nearly 140 years. Now it could be yours…
Rising from the ashes of Galveston’s Great Fire of 1885, the Jacob Sonnentheil House was built ~1886 on the corner of 19th and Sealy. The Galveston Daily News put its construction cost at $14,000 — a substantial sum for the time.
Then came September 8, 1900. The house survived the Great Storm and remained standing, beginning a long life through hurricanes, changing families, a stint as a convalescent home, periods of disrepair and remarkable restorations.
One later member of the Stubbs family remembered its windows opening nearly to the floor, 15-foot ceilings, and the summer breeze sweeping through the house — “Not very much for privacy but comfortable and effective natural air conditioning.”
Nearly 140 years later, this elaborate Galveston landmark still stands — and it just hit the market.
Swipe through to see the Sonnentheil House and pieces of its story through the years!
So…who’s ready to move i...