Background
Sully was born in Mississippi City, Mississippi, to George Washington Sully and the former Harriet Jane Green.
Sully was born in Mississippi City, Mississippi, to George Washington Sully and the former Harriet Jane Green.
He studied architecture in the office of Lahnour and Wheelock in Austin, Texas, and with the firm of Hassaram Rijhumal Marshall and J. Morgan Slade in New York City.
He designed many large residences on Upper Saint Charles Avenue, such as the Picard House, the Francis Johnson House (2727 Street Charles Avenue), and public buildings in New Orleans and in other cities as well. He opened his New Orleans office in 1881. Among his designs were Memorial Hall of the Louisiana Historical Association, linked to the adjacent Howard Library, the Hennen Building, the original Whitney Building, Milliken Memorial Hospital, and the third Saint Charles Hotel building, The Columns Hotel at 3811 Saint Charles(one of a few still standing), the Grand Victorian Bed & Breakfast at 2727 Saint Charles Avenue.
(also still in excellent condition today) all in New Orleans.
The Vicksburg Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Shreveport (Caddo Parish) Charity Hospital (formerly called "Confederate Memorial Medical Center" and currently known as the "Louisiana State University Medical Center"), and the Caffery Sugar Mill near Franklin in Saint Mary Parish.
He was a grand-nephew and namesake of the painter Thomas Sully.
He was a member of the Boston Club, the Elks, and the Southern Yacht Club.