Garden District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The Sully Mansion
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 21, 2022
1. The Sully Mansion Marker
The Sully Mansion was built in 1891 for prominent financier John Scott Rainey, his wife Georgia Pritchard Rainey, and their four daughters. It was designed by architect Thomas Sully (1855-1939) in the Queen Anne style with Colonial Revival details. The two- and-a-half-story house is clad in wood siding with imbricated shingles on the stair bay, gables and second floor with a projecting rounded porch. It exhibits a cornice with dentils supported by fluted columns with Iconic capitals inlayed with Classical details. The Rainey family sold the house in 1923 to Charles Bennett Moore, a neighbor and photographer, who converted the house into a multi-family home. Over the last century, the house has had many owners. It was made a bed-and-breakfast in 1984 by owner Maralee Prigmore. In 2016, the Sully Mansion was carefully renovated by owner Michael Bertel, with a respectful eye on the home's original exterior and interior architecture details. It features an elaborate stairway illuminated by staggered stained glass windows.
Erected by Garden District Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29°
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Colonel Shorts Villa (within shouting distance of this marker); R.N. Girlings English Apothecary (within shouting distance of this marker); Briggs Staub Ripley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Maisonette Creole (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garden District (about 300 feet away); Mayor Isaac W. Patton House (about 300 feet away); Gilmour Parker House (about 400 feet away); Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 21, 2022
2. The Sully Mansion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
