One Moody Plaza
| One Moody Plaza | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1902 Market Street, Galveston, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 29°18′25″N 94°47′24″W / 29.307°N 94.7899°W |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Owner | American National Insurance Company |
| Height | |
| Roof | 357.6 ft (109.0 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Neuhaus & Taylor |
One Moody Plaza is a 23 floor
Galveston County, standing 357.6 feet (109 m) tall, but was surpassed by the Palisade Palms Condominiums, built in 2008 with 27 floors and standing at a height of 381 feet.[1] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.[2]
The
History
The building opened in 1972 and remained the tallest building in Galveston until 2007 when two
condominium towers were completed nearby.[5] At one time the 20th floor housed an observation deck, open to the general public. However, in the 1990s, it was closed due to security and liability concerns.[5]
A total of 395 migratory birds died in a single day after crashing in to the building in 2017 during a lightning storm. An agreement was made with the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary to turn off building lights at night during the migration season.[6]
References
- ^ a b "American National, Galveston, SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscrapers.com.
- ^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
- ^ "Houston Chronicle: 100 Largest Employers in the Houston Area". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "American National Insurance Company contact information". American National Insurance Company.
- ^ a b "One Moody Plaza, Galveston". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2004.
- ^ "Galveston building where hundreds of birds crashed takes steps to avoid more tragedy". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13.
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