The Tremont House, A Wyndham Historic Hotel
History
Galveston became an active shipping center in the middle of the 19th century, welcoming ships and imports from all over the world. The Strand area was filled with wholesalers, cotton agents, insurance companies and a plethora of stores that earned it the nickname "Wall Street of the Southwest." The city’s prosperity screeched to a halt in 1900 when the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history hit the island. One-third of the city was completely destroyed by the hurricane. Fortunately, the 1879 Leon & H. Blum Building, home to the South’s premier wholesale dry goods concern, was spared. This impressive, block-long brick structure became home to The Tremont House in 1985. It’s enormous 14-foot ceilings and airy public spaces hearken back to its earlier heritage while an extensive and stylish renovation imbued the building with Victorian charm and warmth.
