The Moody Mansion | Magnificent & Immaculate

Commissioned in 1893 by Narcissa Willis, this 31-room Romanesque home was completed in 1895. The moody family purchased this mansion in 1900, shortly after Narcissa's death. In the year 1900, the home was valued at over $100,000. The Moody family was able to purchase this mansion for $20,000. William Moody Jr. and his family moved into this home shortly after the 1900 storm. The mansion was a Moody family residence until 1986, when it was turned into a historic museum to commemorate the Moody family and Galveston's economic prominence and opulence. The home has 31 rooms and five bathrooms. The architect William H. Tyndall incorporated many technological advances of the period, including a one-passenger elevator, a dumb waiter, speaking tubes in the pantry for communicating with the kitchen staff, heated drying racks in the laundry room, and lighting fixtures that use both gas and electricity. The house also has its own rainwater cistern. The home has no shortage of stained glass, rare hardwoods, silk and gold decorative elements, and unique rooms for entertaining. The Moody family made their name in fortune on shipping, cotton, and finance. Through Galveston's late 1800s economic heyday, the Moody name carried much weight in Galveston, the state of Texas, and the United States. The basement of the home is now a children's museum, and the rest of the home is available for Tours. Be sure to go check out the magnificence of the Moody mansion.

Interested in information covered in this episode? Reference links below:
The Moody Mansion
The Moody's and Their Mansion | Henry Wiencek
Tour the Moody Mansion

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