File:Model Laundry, Galveston.jpg
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English: Two-story reinforced concrete commercial structure with brick and tile facing; square shape with flat roof; shaped parapets define corners; facades divided into sections by groupings of 3 windows or 3 doors (latter on lower level) with flat pilasters; openings divided into smaller, usually vertical, panes; corbeling along roofline; contrasting tile brick frame openings; colored diamond- and square shaped tiles used as decoration; attached canopy on east facade; later rear addition of yellow brick also has slight variation in window treatment. Significance: Building represents type of later commercial architecture not common in Galveston. Also identified with laundry business that was considered progressive for the period. Sanborn Maps say "built in 1913" while tax records note improvements in 1914 with additional improvements in 1915. First listing of Model Laundry and Dry Works at address is in 1913 City Directory; same directory refers to "Our New Fire-Proof Home." Was only steam laundry in Galveston at time. Building continued in laundry-related use through 1970 directory. Wm. A. Johnson, responsible for building the structure, was known nationally in the laundry business. He came to Galveston back in 1909 to take over Model Laundry and Dye Works, a business dating back to 1888 but in a deteriorated state. Johnson was elected two terms as president of the Laundry owners' National Association of the U.S. and Canada. Model Laundry was first laundry in Texas and among first industrial institutions to provide life insurance for all employees.
This Building is in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Author | Jim Evans |
Camera location | 29° 18′ 10.46″ N, 94° 47′ 43.87″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 29.302906; -94.795520 |
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