Sanford and Moore: A Charlotte Legacy

UNC Charlotte’s first two residence halls, Sanford and Moore, represent a significant era of campus history. 

The twin 11-story buildings, named for former North Carolina governors Terry Sanford and Dan Moore, opened in 1969. “The Towers” accommodated over 1,000 students combined and established the beginning of residential life on campus. Moore Hall served as the first men’s residence hall, while Sanford originally housed women. These high-rise halls anchored what is today’s South Village.

If you lived in these halls as a resident or resident advisor, you are part of UNC Charlotte’s history.

Now you can leave a permanent footprint where you used to call “home” — a commemorative, engraved brick that will adorn the future courtyard where these pillars of history once stood for over half a century. 

Moore Hall came down in 2023 to make way for Wilson Hall, a six-story residence hall dedicated to first-year students, named after Charlotte alumnus Dontá L. Wilson ’97. Sanford’s demolition began in spring 2025 and was completed early this fall. When the full project renovation is complete, residents will enjoy landscaping, bricked walking paths and more outdoor activity space for gathering and community.

Make your gift today and be part of a lasting legacy.

Leave Your Mark

Every gift of $149 or more, made by (or on behalf of) a Moore or Sanford resident, will be honored with a personalized brick in the new walkway surrounding an open courtyard near the halls’ original sites. All proceeds benefit the Housing Scholarship Fund.

Brick Details

• 4" x 8" Full Brick | Up to three (3) lines of text* | $149
• Bricks are limited

*One line of text includes 15 characters/spaces. After your donation, you will receive a receipt in that includes information regarding how to fill out the text in your email receipt. If you didn’t receive the form, please email jamaniam@charlotte.edu.

All inscriptions must follow the following format: 

Line 1: Name, Optional Graduation Year

Line 2: Hall you lived in (Moore or Sanford) + optional years lived in the building

Line 3: Personal Msg (can be a memory, role in the Hall, RA/Hall Council, etc.). UNC Charlotte reserves the right to approve or require an adjustment to inscriptions prior to production.

Your brick will be installed along the walkway in front of the new quad space after construction is completed in spring 2026.

You can double or triple the impact of your gift if your employer participates in a matching gift program.  To see if your employer has a matching gift program, click here. If your company matches, complete your matching gift form and submit it to UNC Charlotte via mail (UNC Charlotte Foundation, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223), fax (704-687-7259) or email (mwinslow@charlotte.edu).