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Family residence, W. L. Moody, Jr. built about 1894, and for many years home of Mr. Moody, prominent financier and philanthropist who established the Moody Foundation. Late Victorian architecture said to have been first Texas residence built on steel frame. Has magnificent stained glass windows, ornate ceilings, rare handcarved woodwork. A large handsome home, famed for its hospitality. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
Moody Home, The is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 281 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 352 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3008, -94.7959 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is City Hall (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Oleander Planting in Galveston, Original, Willis--Moody Mansion, and First Lutheran Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007534. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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