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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of League City are marking the centennial |
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of the Butler Building, the oldest brick structure on the mainland |
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of Galveston County; and |
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WHEREAS, Completed in 1909, the Butler Building was |
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constructed by George Washington Butler, who came to the area with |
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his pioneer family as a child in the mid-19th century; after the |
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Civil War, Mr. Butler became a prominent cattleman, and went on to |
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serve as Galveston County commissioner and as postmaster for the |
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community first known as Butler's Ranch or Clear Creek; in |
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addition, Mr. Butler built the first school, housed in a log cabin, |
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and was instrumental in the development of the bridge that joined |
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Galveston with the mainland; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Butler convinced Galveston financier John |
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League to buy land near the Butler home and plat streets for the |
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town that would be renamed League City; Mr. Butler also worked to |
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bring a bank to the community, promising the Galveston firm of |
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Hutchins and Sealy that he would construct a first-class facility; |
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designed by architect Andrew Dow, the L-shaped Butler Building |
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initially housed the Citizen's State Bank, a drug store, a hardware |
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store, and professional offices; and |
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WHEREAS, In later years, the Butler Building fell into |
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disrepair, until it was purchased and renovated by a local |
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architect; today, the elegant building again houses professional |
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offices, as well as Butler's Courtyard, an award-winning special |
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event facility that has hosted more than 500 weddings since 2003; |
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the League City Historical Society has recognized the building with |
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a historic medallion; and |
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WHEREAS, The Butler Building holds a special place in the |
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chronicles of League City, and in its 100th year, it continues to |
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bring vitality to the historic center of town; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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construction of the Butler Building in League City and extend best |
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wishes to all those associated with the preservation of this |
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venerable edifice. |
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Taylor |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 804 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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