Thomas Sully (architect)
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| Born | November 24, 1855 Mississippi City, Mississippi |
| Died | March 15, 1939 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
Thomas Sully (November 24, 1855 – March 15, 1939)[1] was the most important architect in New Orleans at the end of the 19th century.[2] His works include the Hennen Building and Poplar Grove Plantation (Louisiana).
Sully was born in Mississippi City, Mississippi,[3] the son of G. W. Sully,[4] and named after his great uncle, portrait painter Thomas Sully.[3] He was raised in New Orleans and worked in Austin Texas and New York City early in his career. In 1877 he returned to New Orleans and in 1881 established his firm.[5]
In 1887, Sully formed the firm Sulley & Toledano with Albert Toledano,[2] who went on to design several notable buildings in the city.[6] Sully returned to solo practice afterwards and then formed Sully, Burton & Stone. He retired in 1906.[2]
His firm designed a top-floor penthouse office addition to the Hennen Building where they designed their office. It replaced a rooftop garden.[7]
He served as the first president of the Louisiana State Association of Architects, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects established in 1887.[8]
New Orleans architect Sam Stone, who went on to form Stone Brothers with his sons, began his career working at Sully's firm.
A boating aficionado, Sully was commodore of the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans for two terms, was photographed on his yacht Helen, and designed boats.[9]
The Southeastern Architectural Archive at Tulane University has documents related to Sully.[10][11][9]
Sully lived at 4010 St. Charles Avenue.[12]
Work
- Columns Hotel[5] (1883)
- Poplar Grove Plantation (Louisiana) (1884)[13]
- 4010 St. Charles Avenue (1886), the home he built for his family[12]
- Sully Mansion at 2631 Prytania Street, now a bed & breakfast[5][14]
- Four St. Mary Street Lower Garden District homes[5]
- Ellermann-Core House at 1234 Henry Clay Avenue (1895)[2]
- Sully-Wormouth House at 1531 South Carrollton Avenue (1901), he lived in the home until 1915[15]
- Confederate Memorial Hall Museum (1890)
- Valence Street Baptist Church[16][17]
- Hennen Building (1893)
- Frank T. Howard No. 1 School and Elizabeth F. Howard Kindergarten
- 2525 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans
- 2727 St. Charles Avenue, a bed & breakfast[18]
- 6000 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans
- Abita Springs Pavilion[4]
- 17 Richmond Place[19]
- Medical Building at 124-126 Baronne Street
- Gulfport Yacht Club clubhouse (1903)[9]
- The Orphanage at 3000 Magazine Street in New Orleans (1887), originally built as an orphanage in the wake of a Yellow Fever epidemics it is now an apartment buidling[20]
- New Orleans National Bank at 201 Camp Street[18]
- 3811 St. Charles Avenue[18]
- St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans|St. Charles Hotel (third)[18] (1896)
- 1305 South Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans[18]
- 7 Richmond Place[18]
- Howard Memorial Hall[21]
References
- ↑ "Thomas Sully, 83, Architect in South; Namesake of His Great-Uncle, the Painter, Is Dead". The New York Times. March 16, 1939.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Ellermann-Gore House" (PDF). Historic District Landmarks Commission, City of New Orleans. 1988.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Thomas Sully". 64 Parishes.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scott, Mike (December 29, 2021). "An asterisk in Abita Springs history: Was the 1884 Pavilion really built in 1888?". NOLA.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Neighbors discover a shared history: 4 homes in a row were all designed by famed architect Thomas Sully". NOLA.com. September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "From early horrors to present day: The 121-year history of a Canal Street landmark". NOLA.com. November 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Sully's Penthouse Office".
- ↑ "History". AIA New Orleans.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Rosell, Thomas (February 19, 2014). "Architect Pics: Thomas Sully". Preservation in Mississippi.
- ↑ "Southeastern Architectural Archive | TU Libraries". library.tulane.edu.
- ↑ "NEW! Thomas Sully Finding Aid".
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 LaBorde, Lauren (September 24, 2015). "Architect Thomas Sully's House Asks $1.67M". Curbed New Orleans.
- ↑ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/87002136_text
- ↑ "Inn history | Sully Mansion". www.sullymansion.com.
- ↑ New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission (September 14, 2004). "Designation report: 1531 South Carrollton Avenue" (PDF). Historic District Landmarks Commission, City of New Orleans.
- ↑ "'A miracle' | Congregation takes over 130-year-old New Orleans church". wwltv.com. January 5, 2024.
- ↑ Riegel, Stephanie (January 2, 2024). "Hobby Lobby donates Louisiana church to upstart congregation, making good on its promise". NOLA.com.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 "Happy Birthday Thomas Sully! (1855)". NOLA Tours. November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Blueprint of Thomas Sully Residence". 64 Parishes.
- ↑ Scott, Mike (July 10, 2024). "New Orleans apartment building was born from an 1880s yellow fever epidemic". NOLA.com.
- ↑ Wilson, Samuel (1987). "The Howard Memorial Library and Memorial Hall". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 28 (3): 229–244. JSTOR 4232594.
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