Galveston Seawall and Grade Raising

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	civil engineering project
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	August 18, 1976
gptkbp:category	historic civil engineering landmarks seawalls in the United States
gptkbp:cityRaised	over 2,000 buildings 16 feet above previous grade 500 city blocks
gptkbp:constructedAfter	gptkb:1900_Galveston_hurricane
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1902
gptkbp:engineer	gptkb:Henry_Martyn_Robert Alfred Noble Henry Clay Ripley
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers gptkb:State_of_Texas gptkb:City_of_Galveston
gptkbp:gradeRaisedBy	up to 17 feet
gptkbp:height	17 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Galveston Seawall and Grade Raising
gptkbp:initialLength	3 miles
gptkbp:length	over 10 miles
gptkbp:listedOn	gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Galveston,_Texas
gptkbp:material	concrete
gptkbp:notableFeature	curved face to deflect waves incorporated drainage system
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber	76002029
gptkbp:purpose	flood protection storm surge protection
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:1900_Galveston_hurricane
gptkbp:significance	largest civil engineering project in US at the time protected Galveston from future hurricanes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Galveston_Seawall
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7