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08-Sep-2021 LynnH

1627 Sealy

Galveston Island, Texas

Trube Castle
Inscribed on the Texas History plaque
Inscribed
“This Danish castle-inspired home was built in 1890 by John Clement Trube, who came in his youth from Kiel, Denmark. His architect was Alfred Muller.
A successful businessman, trube married Veronica Durst, an heir of early Texan Peter Durst; Family had nine children. “Castle” has withstood many gulf storms:
Is still owned and occupied by members of Trube family. Solid brick structure has Belgian cement finish.”
“Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965”

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Doug Cruden30-Oct-2021 11:39
What a fabulous house! The detail is just lovely
Julie Oldfield27-Oct-2021 01:06
I can picture the ghost of Victorian woman walking on the porch. V
larose forest photos26-Oct-2021 00:46
Wow! Yet another fabulous, ornate house, truly 'castle' is a good name for it. Imagine, it still being owned by members of the original owner! V
Walter Otto Koenig25-Oct-2021 21:20
What a cool house. Love the ornamentation. "V"
Mairéad25-Oct-2021 20:43
A fine shot of the fantastic house. V
globalgadabout25-Oct-2021 20:33
more mansion than castle, and clearly built to impress...still, a remarkable structure to have in Texas..smart choice of POV, revealing so much..
Nick Paoni25-Oct-2021 19:22
What a magnificent house. Must have really been something for its time.
laine25-Oct-2021 18:51
That's quite an unusual roof style, much detail there. A great find, Lynn. V
carol j. phipps25-Oct-2021 18:24
Artistic lines. The entry way opens like the flowing gown. V
John Vass25-Oct-2021 17:31
Interesting and well shot! V This is a busy building! They have a little bit of everything but I found the Belgian cement finish (?) interesting. The only thing that means it’s cement from Belgium that has hydraulic qualities (Sealing and water proofing). Stops water pushing into the brick by the wind and storms. Must work because the building is still there.
Ton T.25-Oct-2021 17:22
Beautiful image but the architecture could have been a bit more modest V
joseantonio25-Oct-2021 16:26
nice captur eand interesting information about the place.V
Helen Betts25-Oct-2021 16:07
Great shot of this remarkable piece of architecture, and an interesting history as well. V.