Mathilda Wehmeyer House and German-American Kindergarten School

Galveston, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Built in 1887 at 1616 Winnie Street in Galveston, Texas, the Mathilda Wehmeyer House and German-American Kindergarten School is a two-story Italianate structure that served dual purposes in the late nineteenth century. Between 1891 and 1898, the building operated as a school run by German immigrant Mathilda Wehmeyer, who established the kindergarten program within its walls. The building is recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark.