The Ausley House is the home of the Florida State University Law Review.
History
Originally known as the Stanley House, the Ausley House originated at the site of a one-room log cabin located six and one-half miles south of Quitman, Georgia. Built from hand-hewn cypress, the house dated from before the Civil War. The Stanley family purchased the house in 1862, and it remained in the family until the early 1900s. In 1988, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Wortman and Mrs. Ginger Whitaker donated the house to the College of Law for the Village Green project.
The Ausley Family
Charles and John Ausley were the founders of what is now one of the oldest and largest law firms in North Florida. For half a century, from the late 1920s through the late 1970s, they made an impact on the jurisprudence of Florida, as is evidenced by the many reported cases which bear their names in Southern Reporter. In addition to the practice of law, Charles was a director and corporate office of the Tallahassee Democrat, and served as Mayor of Tallahassee and State Senator from Leon County. Charles also drew the first corporate charter of the FSU Foundation. John was a founding director of Tallahassee’s first federal savings and loan association, and served as president of the Tallahassee Bar and as a member of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. John represented many local property and plantation owners.
Both men loved their families, their community, and the law, and they made a difference with their public service. They enjoyed their association with young people of succeeding generations of lawyers and took great pleasure in seeing them develop into seasoned advocates. They inspired and supported the development of the College of Law at FSU as it produced the young people with whom they loved to associate. Accordingly, the College of Law was proud to associate their names with the legal scholarship that takes place in the Ausley House.
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