| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1902/01/25 | Henry Martyn Robert | Engineer | Engineers, Henry M Robert, Alfred Noble (President, ASCE 1903) and Henry Clay Ripley recommend protecting the city from flooding, by raising the city and constructing a 3 mile long, curved-faced concrete seawall rising 17 feet above mean low tide. | Great Galveston Hurricane | ||
| 1902/09/00 | To protect Galveston's oceanfront against hurricanes and tropical storms, construction begins on the Galveston Seawall. | Great Galveston Hurricane | ||||
| 1904/07/29 | J M O'Rourke and Co | Contractor | J M O'Rourke and Company of Denver completed the original 17,593-foot long Galveston seawall. | |||
| 1963/00/00 | From 1904 to 1963, the Galveston seawall is extended both westward and eastward from 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to over 10 miles (16 km) long. |
| Particulars for Galveston Seawall: | |
|---|---|
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
| Area of Significance | Conservation |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Structure Use | Protective Sea-wall |
| Historic Use | Public works |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History | Book | Erik Larson |
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