Ashbel Smith Building
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Ashbel Smith Building, also known as Old Red, is a Romanesque Revival building located in Galveston, Texas.[1] It was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. [2] Nicholas J. Clayton was the architect. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building.
In 1949, the building named for Ashbel Smith, a Republic of Texas diplomat and one of the founders of the University of Texas System. The building was registered as a Texas Historical Landmark in 1969 and renovated in 1985.
In 2008, Old Red was flooded with six feet of water by Hurricane Ike. It was also one of the few buildings to survive the Galveston Hurricane of 1900.
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This was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County
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- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Buildings and structures in Galveston, Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
- School buildings completed in 1891
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Texas
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas