Hagemann-Cobb House
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This elaborate Italianate-Queen Anne style house was built in 1892 by Galveston grocer John Hagemann and his wife Jerusha. In 1932 the home was purchased by Thomas and Laura Ella Cobb. A city health inspector, Cobb was the head of the local Brewer's Union and was politically active in the community. The Hagemann-Cobb house features a distinctive wraparound veranda with a curved metal roof and ornate detailing of the Eastlake style. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Galveston grocer John Hagemann and his wife Jerusha built this ornate Italianate–Queen Anne house in 1892, at the height of the island city's Gilded Age prosperity. In 1932 it passed to Thomas and Laura Ella Cobb; a city health inspector, Cobb headed the local Brewer's Union and was active in community politics. The home's wraparound veranda, curved metal roof, and Eastlake detailing make it a showpiece of late-Victorian Galveston architecture.
Why it matters
The house links two chapters of Galveston life — Gilded Age commercial wealth and early-twentieth-century labor and civic activism — in one of America's most architecturally rich port cities.
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Related people
- · John Hagemann
- · Thomas Cobb
- · Laura Ella Cobb
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