Sold Price Range: $325,001 - $370,000 Sold on : 05/21/2024
Circa 1899, the famous Mardi Gras house! The upstairs porch has been termed "Voluminous!"
Prominent location on one best restored blocks in historic Galveston.
In total need of restoration. House is about 2,000 square feet, according to CAD.
First floor covered porch.
Stairwell and entry foyer.
Entry foyer with large single pocket door leading into front parlor. Circa 1899, original bullseye corner block molding, tall baseboards and transom over front door.
Front parlor with floor-to-ceiling window in the background.
Fireplace in the front parlor has an antique firebox with gas jet that appears to be sitting in a larger wood burning fireplace.
Second parlor with chair rail along the left wall. It appears that the partition with bookcases and the back dining room were added later. They have a more craftsman-style motif.
Detail of book/dish cabinets on either side of the partition between second parlor and dining room. Note the craftsman-style motif. This would be a later addition from the original 1899 home. Note the chair rail to the left of the cabinet. There are chair rails throughout the downstairs on this house.
The dining room. The molding above the windows is newer and later than the bullseye block molding of the original house.
Kitchen will need to be gutted and rebult. Original wainscoting along the right wall and along the side in the background.
Looking down the staircase from the second floor.
Looking out the upstairs door onto the balcony with the 25th Street esplanade in the background.
Front upstairs bedroom with floor-to-ceiling window on the right going out onto the upstairs balcony.
Middle bedroom could be deemed the primary bedroom as the doorway to the left leads to a large sitting room.
Large sitting room off the primary bedroom was added to the house when the downstairs dining was added. Note the change in molding.
Back bedroom with a door leading to back upstairs deck (there is no railing on this deck at this time).
Upstairs bath with tub.
Rear of the house. The two rooms in the foreground were added to the original house.
Circa 1899, the famed "Mardi Gras" house of 25th Street is in need of total restoration. Any agent showing the house must complete, before showing instructions will be issued, the attached form acknowledging missing porch railings. This house has a noteworthy "voluminous"2nd floor porch ceiling. Situated among several beautifully restored Victorian-style homes, the house has several architectural details, some not so common, ready to be showcased. Two sets of pocket doors and tall ceilings and wainscoting in the downstairs rooms are interior features. There are two parlors, a formal dining room, kitchen, laundry and bath downstairs. Upstairs there is a bath and three bedrooms with one having an extra room attached. The house is in a historic district and guidelines do apply as to any exterior restoration. Showing agents need to send a signed affidavit in attachments.
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Dorothy B. Mitchell
Circa 1899, the famous Mardi Gras house! The upstairs porch has been termed "Voluminous!"
Prominent location on one best restored blocks in historic Galveston. 
In total need of restoration. House is about 2,000 square feet, according to CAD.
First floor covered porch. 
Stairwell and entry foyer. 
Entry foyer with large single pocket door leading into front parlor. Circa 1899, original bullseye corner block molding, tall baseboards and transom over front door. 
Front parlor with floor-to-ceiling window in the background. 
Fireplace in the front parlor has an antique firebox with gas jet that appears to be sitting in a larger wood burning fireplace. 
Second parlor with chair rail along the left wall. It appears that the partition with bookcases and the back dining room were added later. They have a more craftsman-style motif.
Detail of book/dish cabinets on either side of the partition between second parlor and dining room. Note the craftsman-style motif. This would be a later addition from the original 1899 home. Note the chair rail to the left of the cabinet. There are chair rails throughout the downstairs on this house. 
The dining room. The molding above the windows is newer and later than the bullseye block molding of the original house. 
Kitchen will need to be gutted and rebult. Original wainscoting along the right wall and along the side in the background. 
Looking down the staircase from the second floor.
Looking out the upstairs door onto the balcony with the 25th Street esplanade in the background.
Front upstairs bedroom with floor-to-ceiling window on the right going out onto the upstairs balcony. 
Middle bedroom could be deemed the primary bedroom as the doorway to the left leads to a large sitting room.
Large sitting room off the primary bedroom was added to the house when the downstairs dining was added. Note the change in molding. 
Back bedroom with a door leading to back upstairs deck (there is no railing on this deck at this time).
Upstairs bath with tub. 
Rear of the house. The two rooms in the foreground were added to the original house. 
Backyard is fully fence. 
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