Newcomb College Broadway Campus
Newcomb College is a women’s college established within Tulane University in 1886. Explore the present Broadway campus, the last of three locations that have housed the noted school. Discover its history, characters, and legacy, and understand how it maintains its own identity in the present with its longstanding association with Tulane University.
Access: Walking
Distance: ~1 mile, ~30 minutes
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An Overview of the Newcomb College Broadway Campus: 1918 to Present
In 1908, the present Newcomb Campus was purchased for $434,672. This campus includes the entire second block of Audubon place, and two squares bounded by Zimple, Broadway, Plum, and Audubon Street,…
Newcomb Hall
From the first day Newcomb College opened its doors on the Broadway campus, Newcomb Hall was the heart of the school. As the administrative stronghold of the college, most of the departments in…
Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel
In his book, "A Brief History of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College 1887-1919: A Personal Reminiscence," President Dixon mentioned that the move to the Broadway campus was a good thing, as the new…
Josephine Louise House: 'JL' on Broadway
One of the few buildings already present on the Broadway campus in 1919, Josephine Louise did little to soothe the homesick girls who lived there during their first year on the new campus. Due to an…
Broadway Campus Gymnasium, Pool, and Woodward Way
In 1923, a new gymnasium was built on campus, along with an annex that housed a swimming pool, thanks to the assistance of Mr. Irby. Besides a new gymnasium and pool, tennis courts and an athletic…
The Broadway Campus Art Building
The art building is one of the four original buildings that were the Broadway campus when Newcomb moved there in 1918. In 1997, the original art building underwent massive renovations, and the…
Caroline Richardson Building
Originally built as a dormitory hall, Caroline Richardson was torn down to make room for Doris Hall. By 1958, there was no building called Caroline Richardson, though the original building was named…
New Doris Hall
New Doris Hall was built, along with Butler and Johnston Hall, after 1954 to accommodate the explosion of applicants to Newcomb. Of the three women's residency halls, only Butler still stands today,…
Doris Hall
When it was built in 1925, Doris Hall, was home to 28 girls. It was named for Doris Zemurray Stone, herself a graduate of Radcliffe College and the daughter of Tulane donor, Samuel Zemurray. Built as…
Warren House
The construction of Doris Hall was followed in 1928 by the construction of a larger dormitory, Warren Newcomb House. Warren House is named for the husband of Josephine Louise, and in 1952, an…
Dixon Hall
Dixon Hall was built in 1929 to house a music building, auditorium, library, and a memorial to President Dixon, who retired in 1919 after 32 years. Subsequent leaders of the College were called…Tour curated by: Newcomb College Institute