Richard Morris Hunt
(1827–1895) amerikansk arkitekt
Richard Morris Hunt (United States, 1827–1895) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Richard Morris Hunt belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Richard Morris Hunt was born in Brattleboro and died in Newport. Richard Morris Hunt trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Richard Morris Hunt studied under Hector-Martin Lefuel. Richard Morris Hunt became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Royal Gold Medal, and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. The students included George B. Post, Henry Van Brunt, Frank Furness, and William Robert Ware.
One of the best-known works is ‘Biltmore Estate’. The catalogue has 7 buildings by Richard Morris Hunt. The dated buildings span the years 1870–1896. The buildings are in Newport, Manhattan, Asheville, and Cambridge. According to Wikidata, buildings by Richard Morris Hunt belong to the styles ‘Historicism’ and ‘Neoclassicism’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Frederic Edwin Church, Ludwig Angerer, Peter Bernhard Wilhelm Heine, Emil Hünten, and Siegwald Dahl.