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English: The M.W. Shaw building was constructed in 1878. The building is a 2-story stuccoed, brick commercial structure. The building is one of the earliest brick commercial structures remaining intact outside the Strand district.

It is thought the building was built by R.F. Martin. It was purchased in the early 1890s by M.W. Shaw who owned the building for several years. Shaw was a jeweler as well as vice president of the Galveston Trust and Safe Deposit Co., neither of theses businesses were located in the building. The building housed wide variety of retail businesses over the years.

This Building is in the National Register of Historic Places. Coordinates N 29° 18.285 W 094° 47.752
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Camera location29° 18′ 17.43″ N, 94° 47′ 46.71″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 84001728.

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current22:58, 31 October 2019Thumbnail for version as of 22:58, 31 October 20192,560 × 1,893 (1.75 MB)Jim Evans (talk | contribs)Improved perspective
23:45, 5 March 2019Thumbnail for version as of 23:45, 5 March 20192,560 × 2,087 (1.7 MB)Jim Evans (talk | contribs)larger image
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