Details for The Moody Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167007534
Data
Marker Number | 7534 |
Atlas Number | 5167007534 |
Marker Title | The Moody Home |
Index Entry | Moody Home, The |
Address | 2618 Broadway |
City | Galveston |
County | Galveston |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 325575 |
UTM Northing | 3242476 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term) |
Marker Year | 1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | 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 |