This sprawling $2.35 million 13-acre estate sits on the left bank of a Dickinson Bayou tributary, across from that little shopping district with the steakhouse and the barber shop and the Dairy Queen. Past the gatekeeper’s cottage, you’ll find this 6-bedroom 2-story stucco home on the site, deep into a landscape of Spanish moss-draped oaks and crape myrtles. The home and its well-paneled interior dates to 1933, though a few of the interior floor coverings look like they might be a bit more recent:
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Is there anything the creators of this luxurious Dickinson hideaway haven’t thought of? What more could you want from a 5,915-sq.-ft. waterfront home with . . . an actual wine cellar?
Oh. Well then this cozy barrel-vaulted house of prayer mounted high on the property might come in handy:
- 2010 Pine Dr., Dickinson [HAR]
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Who in the world would need this kind of a home in dickinson?
Sweet! But again, Dickinson?
The guy who secretly owns the whole city.
Good grief, that is beautiful. If it dates back to 1933, it’s obviously strong enough to withstand hurricane-force winds.
looks like the pool/fountain wasn’t always so well maintained
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According to Wikipedia which cites an unreachable Texas Monthly article:
“During the 1920s, Dickinson became a significant tourist destination resulting from investment by the Maceo crime syndicate which ran Galveston during this time. The syndicate created gambling venues in the city such as the Silver Moon casino.[4]”
So, I’d imagine this mansion is probably connected to these fine folks.
Yes, I would guess it is Mafia/gambling related too. The time period is right.
And since a lot of the Mafia families in the area were Italian and presumably Catholic, the private chapel kinda makes sense too.
.. which makes it more awesome.
Agreed on the Mafia aspect. And Dickinson Bayou provided a perfect and convenient dumping ground for any dead bodies.
I wander if there’s anyone sleeping with the fishes in the pond behind the house?
So tasteful. Today’s mob has a lot to learn from their forefather’s. Fuh-ged-aboud-it.
Why is it that realtors must say ‘treed’ instead of wooded?
So, where are the bodies?
Sweet looking joint there. In little old Dickinson! Awesome!
One could buy it, move there and be far, far away from the holier than thou Heights toads & smug ITL snobs; daring them to drive their hybrids down to Dickinson to wag their fingers & snipe at the palatial, stucco estate. Plenty of room for turrets, too.
Winning!!!
#14– Hey, oh, did yous completely miss the concrete and pavers surrounding the swimming pool, or what???
If you’re interested in looking it up at Galveston CAD, it’s AKA 2010 E FM 517
DICKINSON, TX 77539.
2010 FM 517 RD E; R163484
markd: A friend of mine learned something interesting on his first day in a criminal justice class; apparently a body takes 20-25 years to completely disintegrate in a typical Gulf Coast swampland. So, no.
I wonder if the church has a confession box as an offset to all the “pecado” performed on the property.
Any ideas?
This place is really great – just oozes intrigue! and people say Houston has no history…
Imagine living along that bayou without A/C or interstate driving.
This reminds me of another old estate sitting in central Florida: 17920 West Colonial Drive, Oakland, FL 34787.
Bin Laden’s brother owned the property for a bit, which has given it recent celebrity though, now, it too needs a caretaker.
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Does anyone know who the owner is?
Back in the mid 80′s we held annual beer fests next door; the owner hired security guards to keep the kids off his property. The bayou is always glass and great for water skiing.
Galveston County AD says the main house was built in 1920. Appraisal amount has not changed in the last 5 years. Interesting.
Growing up in Dickinson, I always heard that this was the Bishop’s Retreat, and there were peacocks on the property that eventually escaped and roamed up and down the Dickinson Bayou.