Ashton Villa, built in 1858-59, was the first of Galveston's Broadway "palaces," as well as the first brick house to be built in Texas. The artistic and eccentric Bettie Brown was mistress of the manor, and her life-size paintings still adorn the showy Gold Room. When the villa was almost razed in 1970, Galveston Historical Foundation led a successful campaign to save it. The building then became a Galveston Island Visitor Center. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2012.
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Keywords:Ashton Villa, Galveston, Galveston Island Visitor Center, Texas, house museums