Herbert R. Hunt
Herbert R. Hunt (1885-1961) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island.
Herbert R. Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1961 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Rosedale Apartments |
Rosedale Apartments, Cranston, 1939.
He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and was working as a draftsman by age 15.[1] By 1915, he was working as an architect in Providence. Around 1917 he left the city, returning in 1922.[2] His most prominent surviving building is the Rosedale Apartments in Cranston, built in 1939. Hunt retired in 1954 and died in 1961 at the age of 74.[1]
A great deal of Hunt's work was for the Cherry & Webb Company and associated businesses.
Works
- 1917 - Cherry & Webb Building, 139 S Main St, Fall River, Massachusetts[3]
- 1925 - Herbert R. Hunt House, 1080 Narragansett Blvd, Cranston, Rhode Island[1]
- 1925 - O'Gorman Building, 93 Eddy St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1934 - Cherry & Webb Warehouse, 117 Merrimack St, Lowell, Massachusetts[5]
- 1939 - Rosedale Apartments, 1180 Narragansett Blvd, Cranston, Rhode Island[1]
- 1939 - WPRO Radio Station, 1502 Wampanoag Tr, East Providence, Rhode Island[6]
- Demolished
References
- Rosedale Apartments NRHP Nomination. 2006.
- American Contractor 23 Sept. 1922: 28.
- American Contractor 11 Aug. 1917: 41.
- Engineering News-Record 1925: 158.
- Bridgemen's Magazine 1934: 100.
- Engineering News-Record 1939: 139.
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