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breathes fire from a hot air balloon burner. But the work of one man's hands cannot complete
the project. The great castles of Europe were built by hundreds or thousands of people over the
course of many years. In order for Jim to compete, and see his work finished in his lifetime, a
group of volunteers has been allowed to build ancillary structures like the castle walls, and the
gate.
BISHOP’S PALACE
The Bishop's Palace seems to fit in better with the secular mansions of Galveston's
Broadway much better than Sacred Heart Church across the street it is actually associated
with. There are two reasons for this.
First, the Bishop's Palace matched the architecture of the original Sacred Heart Church,
which was swept away in the Great Storm. And secondly, the Bishop's Palace was originally a
private residence known as the Gresham House. It was built for Walter Gresham, a politician-
turned-lobbyist during the mansion-building boom of the late-1800s. He had it made of Texas
limestone accented with gray granite, pink granite, and red sandstone.
This, combined with steel framing, helped it weather the Storm when so many thousands of
other buildings were swept into the Gulf of Mexico. In 1923 it was purchased by the Catholic
Diocese of Galveston to become the official residence of the bishop. But only one ever lived
there. Reverend Christopher Byrne stayed there until his death in 1950. In 1963, the Catholic
Church opened it to the public, making it the first of the Galveston mansions to be turned into a
museum.
ROEBLING SUSPENSION BRIDGE
Roebling Suspension Bridge, built in 1867, is one of the earliest suspension bridges in
the country. A known prototype of the Brooklyn Bridge and designed by the bridge’s
namesake John A. Roebling, the bridge spans the Ohio River, connecting downtown Cin-
cinnati to downtown Covington, Kentucky. The sandstone bridge was a main thoroughfare
from getting from the south to the north and was a key factor for former-slave migration
into the north.
At the time of its completion, this was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
When the bridge opened, a toll was collected on the Ohio side. The money went to the State
of Kentucky to help pay off its debt.
• December 1866 – The Bridge opens to pedestrians.
• January 1867 – The Bridge opens to vehicle traffic.
• 1896 – The bridge's color is changed from brown to blue. Some time later, it is changed
again to green.
• 1953 – The bridge is purchased by the State of Kentucky for $ 4,230,000.00.
• 1963 – The tollbooths are removed, and the bridge becomes free to transit.
• 1975 – The bridge is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
• 1980 – The bridge's color is changed back to blue.
• 1984 – Decorative lights are added to the suspension cables.
• 2005 – The bridge's color is changed to beige.
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