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u Amistad
Roman Catholic Church, the
design of which was inspired Research Center
by Canterbury Cathedral in Tilton Hall, Tulane University.
the UK. Map 6 B3. Tel 862-3222.
The statue of Jesus with v St. Charles. @ 15, 22.
uplifted arms in front of Open 8:30am–4:30pm Mon–Fri.
Marquette is referred to locally
as “Touchdown Jesus,” for This research center is named for
obvious reasons. the famous slave mutiny aboard
the Cuban slave ship Amistad in
1839. After a trial in Hartford,
y Tulane University Connecticut, the slaves were
acquitted and allowed to return
6823 St. Charles Ave. Map 6 B2.
Tel 865-5000. v St. Charles. @ 15, home. The American Missionary
22. Open 9am–5pm daily. 8 Association, an organization
formed to defend the slaves,
Founded in 1834 as a medical established the center’s archive,
college, the precursor of which moved to New Orleans in
A side window of the chapel at Tulane University was given 1969. It consists of documents,
Loyola University its present name in 1882 after photos, pamphlets, and oral
it received a substantial gift history records. A small gallery
t Loyola University from Paul Tulane, a native of shows the works of artists
Princeton, New Jersey. He including such names as Henry
6363 St. Charles Ave. Tel 865-3240.
Map 6 B3. v St. Charles. @ 15, 22. made a fortune from a O. Tanner and Elizabeth Catlett.
Open 9am–7pm daily. 8 merchandising business, which
he launched in New Orleans i Newcomb Art
The Jesuit Order established in 1822. Tulane’s School of
the College of the Immaculate Business is the oldest college Museum
Conception downtown in 1840. of commerce in the country. Tulane University. Map 6 B2. Tel 865-
It merged with Loyola College The University moved to 5328. v St. Charles. @ 15, 22.
in 1912, and together they its current location in 1894. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 11am–
became Loyola Univer sity. The The 110-acre campus has 4pm Sat & Sun. Closed public hols
Tudor-Gothic buildings house 79 buildings, designed in a and summer months.
the largest Catholic university variety of styles. The Howard
in the South. The three Tilton Memorial Library houses In 1886, Josephine Le Monnier
buildings facing St. Charles the Hogan Jazz Archive, plus Newcomb founded a women’s
Avenue are Marquette Hall, other special collections. college that was allied with
the adjacent Thomas Hall, and About 12,000 students attend Tulane University. Initially, she
the Most Holy Name of Jesus the University. donated $100,000 in memory

Stately Tulane University’s Gibson Hall, built in Richardson-Romanesque style

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