The League-Kempner House

10/11/2026

In this week's video we get some work done but also take a quick tour inside the Trube Castle. Check out the interior of this famous Galveston home.

10/09/2026

Are you interested in a unique experience? Before being known as the Moody Mansion, this house was built for Narcissa Willis in 1893, the same time the League_Kempner House was under constructin. After surviving the Great Storm of 1900, the house was purchased by William Moody for his family. Spend an evening and tour the mansion after dark in this lantern guided tour. Tickets are available on the Moody Mansion website.

10/09/2026

A Tale of Two Tiles

Our first floor Servant's area, which includes the servant's hall, butler's pantry, kitchen, and kitchen pantry, has a fabulous hexagon tile floor. Each tile is individually set, and of the over 15,000 tiles in the area, only one was missing.

Unfortunately, looks are deceiving, and structural problems underneath the tile necessitated demolishing the kitchen floor. (Never fear; we did a careful demo and saved as many as we could).

The demo revealed something interesting. Although on the surface they appeared identical, the tiles near the doorway in the butler's pantry were not the same as the tiles in the other areas

We knew that Eliza Kempner, the second owner, had done some remodeling in the butler's pantry to build additional china cabinetry and modernize the sink, and apparently those changes led to some tile needing to be replaced.

As we began cleaning the salvaged kitchen tiles, we found a handful of the newer, thinner 1920s tiles mixed in with the original 1893 tiles, indicating that the kitchen floor had been patched in places.

Letting the house reveal its secrets and tell its history is one of our favorite parts of restoration, and we love sharing those stories with you.

10/08/2026

Never have I ever noticed this water line.....

10/08/2026

We hit the jackpot on Saturday!! The Galveston Island Tree Conservancy was giving away trees at the GHF warehouse. If you follow us, you know our palm trees were attacked by Lethal Bronzing last year and we lost over 10% of our palm trees. With recommendations from the Tree Conservancy, we replanted with other species of trees to add diversity to our landscape. Thanks to the tree give-away, we are adding two bur oaks, four Anacua trees and an American beauty bush to our mix. These trees do well in our climate and the Anacua and American Beauty bush are great for the bees and birds. Daisy League and the other women of the WHPA who were instrumental in bringing trees to Galveston in 1901 would be proud of the work being done today by the Tree Conservancy to keep Galveston green.

10/08/2026

The date is getting closer!

It’s time to reserve your seats for the 1st Annual League-Kempner House Gala!

- Date: November 21st
- Location: Beautiful Moody Mansion
- Details: An unforgettable evening of music, drinks, dinner, an amazing raffle and special guests!

Come celebrate Galveston’s history, support the preservation of the historic League-Kempner House, and be part of this special inaugural event.

Seats are limited, so don’t wait—get your tickets today!

We can’t wait to see you there!

10/05/2026

Sometimes we forget how far this house has come. Sure, there's been a lot of blood. sweat and tears along the way, but also lots of laughter, fun and many new friends who pour their hearts into saving this incredible house. Be sure to follow so you can see where this journey goes from here.

10/05/2026

Sometimes we forget how far this house has come. Sure, there have been a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but also laughter and fun ..... and lots of new friends. We couldn't do it without you. Hit that follow to see where we go from here.

10/05/2026

10/03/2026

We had a tiny hummingbird get trapped in the house. It was attracted to the flower patterns on our phones and showed no fear.