Soule Business College |
In 1983, when it closed its doors, Soule was the oldest and most respected business school in the South. Established in 1856, by Col. George Soule, it was known to generations of New Orleanians as the preferred doorway to a business career. Accountants, business managers, executive secretaries -- thousands of students who walked its halls went on to successful careers, in the city and across the country. |
The college's first home (pictured above) was a well-appointed building across the street from Gallier Hall (used as City Hall at the time) on St. Charles and Lafayette Street. In 1923, the school moved to the Henry S. Buckner mansion on Jackson Avenue. |
Col. George Soule, ca. 1860's |
Ad on left, ca. 1885; ad above, ca. 1902 |
The photo above and the ones below were all taken at Soule's last home on Jackson Avenue. |
Above, 1935; below, 1946 |
Above & below, recent interior photos of the Buckner home/Soule school, now a private residence. |
Henry Sullivan Buckner made his fortune as a cotton factor. In the 1850's, he had this mansion designed and constructed on Jackson Avenue, with an idea of out-doing the famous Stanton Hall plantation house in Natchez. The luxurious house has galleries on three sides, 48 fluted columns and an unusual cast-iron fence in a honeysuckle design. |
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