# @galvestonisland on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcZLejiifAd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69663908-galvestonisland-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-23T18:55:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Galveston Island (@galvestonisland) — https://gondola.cc/galvestonisland

## Caption

This #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 in?

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