New Orleans architect Thomas Sully (1855-1939) designed the Hennen Building located at 203-11 Carondelet in 1893. The eleven-story structure is frequently cited as the Crescent City's earliest skyscraper. Sully had his offices on the top floor, in Number 1103. Other architects whose offices were located in the building included the Williams Brothers, Burton & Fraenkel, Emile Frederic, F.P. Graveley & Co., Edwin Oliver, and Robert Soule. Sully also designed the building across the street at 200-204 Carondelet; the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company Building; which housed the offices of James Dinwiddie and Charles Charlton.
During the mid-twentieth century, local architects flocked to Canal Street; Curtis & Davis, August Perez, and Sol Rosenthal all having offices along the mercantile artery.
Images above from the Thomas Sully Collection, Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries.
Images above from the Thomas Sully Collection, Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries.
Upper left: Thomas Sully, Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company Building (200-204 Carondelet Street designed 1895), undated photograph. Structure no longer extant.
Upper right: Thomas Sully's Office, 1103 Hennen Building (203-211 Carondelet Street), undated photograph.
2 comments:
Great timing, Keli. Earlier today I stumbled across this website. Apparently Goldstein's American Bank Building is being renovated for apartments.
http://www.200carondelet.com/
Thanks Francine!
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