| Moody Towers | |
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| Alternative names | Libbie Shearn Moody Tower William Lewis Moody, Jr. Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | High-rise,residential |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | 4401 Wheeler Street Houston,Texas,USA 77004 |
| Coordinates | 29°43′02″N95°20′30″W / 29.7173°N 95.3416°W /29.7173; -95.3416 |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Cost | $10.4 million[1] |
| Owner | University of Houston |
| Height | 239.96 ft (73.14 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pitts, Phelps, & White |
| Website | |
| http://www.uh.edu/housing/housing-options/moody-towers/ | |
Moody Towers are twin 18-storyhigh-riseresidence halls located in the Wheeler District on the campus of theUniversity of Houston inHouston,Texas,United States. It was named forWilliam Lewis Moody, Jr. and his wife Libbie Shearn Moody ofGalveston, Texas, and houses 1,100 students.[2] The towers also house the largestdining hall on the campus.[3]
A mass shooting from atop Moody Towers was prevented when police arrested Albert J. Russell, Jr. in 1972.[4] Russell, who was not a student, was trespassing on university property around the sixth anniversary of themass shootings at the University of Texas at Austin, and attempted to go atop one of the towers with a loadedM14 rifle and a loaded.22 Long Rifle. Upon arrest, he told police he would've shot people had he been allowed on the rooftop.
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