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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″N 95°20′30″W / 29.7173°N 95.3416°W / 29.7173; -95.3416
Opened 1970
Cost $10.4 million
Owner University of Houston
Height 239.96 ft (73.14 m)
Technical details
Floor count 18
Design and construction
Architect Pitts, Phelps, & White

Moody Towers are twin 18-story high-rise residence halls located in the Wheeler District on the campus of the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, United States. It was named for William Lewis Moody, Jr. and his wife Libbie Shearn Moody of Galveston, Texas, and houses 1,100 students. The towers also house the largest dining hall on the campus.

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