1711 & the founding
The Transom
The numbered fanlight over the black door opens the story at the beginning: the address, the survey and the island beneath it.
The interactive layer
The Winnie Letters
Seven scannable letters, hidden on seven objects, each unlocking a chapter of Bayleigh's story.
During a stay, small brass plaques or QR/NFC tags lead from object to object. The full narrated and illustrated experience belongs inside the house; this page is the map.
Gilbert Winne
The Livery Stable
A street name, an early islander, and a spelling mistake that outlived the man who inspired it.
1885
The Fire
The East End burns, and the island rebuilds in the high-Victorian language that still shapes the neighborhood.
1900
The Water
The storm that changed Galveston, remembered through the people, houses and streets that endured its aftermath.
The grade-raising
The Rising
The island refuses to move and rises instead — an engineering feat that becomes the spine of Bayleigh's mythology.
Anchor Engineering · 1921
The Helmet
A brass-and-copper diving helmet brings the maritime heart beneath the Victorian lace into view.
The garden & the light
The Herons
The two golden herons on the garden wall close the set — guardians of the house and the light she keeps.
Find all seven
Become an Honorary Islander
The complete guest experience can end with a keepsake, return-stay benefit, or shareable certificate once that reward program is activated.
Return to the house