Powhatan House the 1847

The Powhatan House is a very well preserved example of early Galveston architecture. Built in 1847, it was the residence of one of Galveston’s early mayors, John Seabrook Sydnor, who also grew up here. It was Sydnor’s middle name of Seabrook for which the little town just north of Galveston on the edge of Galveston Bay was named. It is remarkable for the fact that it is in very good shape, and for the fact that it survived to 1900 Storm and several others since! It is located at 3427 Avenue O. It is very impressive to view and is surrounded by shrubs on the front facing avenue O and on the side facing 35^th street. It is the current location for the Galveston Garden Club. With that being said, I would think that as a garden club they would keep those hedges a little more manicured! There is a Texas Historical marker located on the 35^th street side and it is kind of hard to see, or photograph as the hedges are a little high and somewhat obscure the view. There are times when the Galveston Historical Society do tots of the islands historical homes and sometimes this one is included. It is usually the first two weekends of the month of May. It’s a good way to learn about a lot of Galveston’s past history, and there is a lot to learn as there are quite a few historic old homes left in Galveston with seeing and learning about!