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Tulane University

Tulane's Uptown campus faces Audubon Park across St. Charles Avenue. Gibson Hall, built in 1894, was the first academic building on the campus, and the Newcomb College buildings were designed by Yale architect James Gamble Rogers.

  • 7Buildings
  • 4Traditions
  • 1894Oldest · Gibson Hall
  • 2014Newest · Yulman Stadium

Planning the visit

  • Fly intoLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

    Louis Armstrong New Orleans International is in Kenner, about 11 miles (18 km) west of downtown New Orleans.

  • Getting aroundWalking / St. Charles Streetcar

    The St. Charles Streetcar stops right in front of the campus and runs to downtown New Orleans. McAlister Place, once a road through the middle of campus, became a walkway in 2009.

  • Colors and teams

    The school colors are green and blue, and the teams are the Green Wave. The mascot is Riptide the Pelican.

7 buildings to stamp

  1. Gibson Hall
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    Gibson Hall

    6823 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118

    Built in 1894, Gibson Hall is the oldest building on the Uptown campus and its front door on St. Charles Avenue. Harrod and Andry designed it in Richardsonian Romanesque stone over brick.

    Built
    1894
    Architect
    Harrod and Andry
    Style
    Richardsonian Romanesque
    Today
    Administration and Admissions
  2. Richardson Memorial Hall
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    Richardson Memorial Hall

    West Rd, New Orleans, LA 70118

    Built in 1908, this five-story hall on the oldest part of campus is home to the School of Architecture and Built Environment. A major renovation and expansion reopened it in 2025.

    Built
    1908
    Stories
    5
    Today
    School of Architecture
  3. Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
    Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

    Freret St at Newcomb Pl, New Orleans, LA 70118

    Tulane's main library moved into its current building on Freret Street in 1968. It holds the Hogan Jazz Archive and the Latin American Library. Hurricane Katrina flooded its basement, and a 2013–2016 project added two floors.

    Built
    1968
    Today
    University Library

  4. McAlister Auditorium

    McAlister Pl, New Orleans, LA 70118

    Built in 1940, this Moderne take on the Roman Pantheon has a saucer-shaped, self-supporting concrete dome 110 feet (34 m) across, said at the time to be the largest of its kind in the world.

    Built
    1940
    Architect
    Favrot and Reed
    Style
    Moderne
    Today
    Auditorium and Event Space
  5. Devlin Fieldhouse
    Photo: DHSgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Devlin Fieldhouse

    Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118

    Paid for with the football team's earnings from the 1932 Rose Bowl, the 'Rose Bowl Gym' opened in 1933. It is still home to Green Wave basketball, with about 4,100 seats.

    Built
    1933
    Architect
    Armstrong & Koch
    Today
    Arena
  6. Yulman Stadium
    Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Yulman Stadium

    2900 Ben Weiner Dr, New Orleans, LA 70118

    Opened in 2014, Yulman Stadium brought Green Wave football back to campus for the first time since old Tulane Stadium was torn down in 1980. It seats 30,000 and was built so it can grow later.

    Built
    2014
    Architect
    Gould Evans & Associates; Lee Ledbetter & Associates
    Today
    Football Stadium
  7. Newcomb Art Museum
    Photo: HarrietSophie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Newcomb Art Museum

    Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Pl, New Orleans, LA 70118

    The museum's galleries in the Woldenberg Art Center opened with a 1996 expansion of the Newcomb art department. It is known for its Newcomb Pottery, and two Tiffany stained-glass triptychs line its Woodward Way breezeway.

    Built
    1996
    Today
    Art Museum

4 traditions to check off

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  • Ride the St. Charles Streetcar

    The St. Charles line has run since 1835 and is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. Ride it to the Tulane University stop in front of Gibson Hall.

  • Tiffany Windows on Woodward Way

    Two Louis Comfort Tiffany stained-glass triptychs, made in the 1890s for a chapel at Newcomb College's old Garden District campus, now line the Woodward Way breezeway at the Newcomb Art Museum. Stop and look for them.

  • Rogers Memorial Chapel

    More of Tulane's Tiffany stained glass is in the Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel on the Newcomb side of campus. Peek inside to see the windows.

  • Maya Gallery in Dinwiddie Hall

    The Middle American Research Institute has studied the Maya since 1924. Its gallery on the third floor of Dinwiddie Hall is open to the public on weekdays.

History

Founded 1834

From Wikipedia

The institution became private under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1884 and 1887. The Tulane University School of Law and the Tulane University School of Medicine are, respectively, the 12th oldest law school and 15th oldest medical school in the United States.

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