Herbert R. Hunt
Hunt (1885–1961) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and was working as a draftsman by age 15. Around 1917 he left the city, returning in 1922.
Herbert R. Hunt
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- Name
- Herbert R.
- Born
- 1885
- Birthplace
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- Died
- 1961
- Place of death
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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Hunt (1885–1961) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and was working as a draftsman by age 15. Around 1917 he left the city, returning in 1922.
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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. A great deal of Hunt's work was for the Cherry & Webb Company and associated businesses.
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• Name — Herbert R. Hunt • Born — 1885 • Birthplace — Lowell, Massachusetts • Died — 1961 • Place of death — Providence, Rhode Island • Significant Buildings — Rosedale Apartments • Illustration — Rosedale Apartments, Cranston, 1939.
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• 1917 - Cherry & Webb Building, 139 S Main St, Fall River, Massachusetts • 1925 - Herbert R. Hunt House, 1080 Narragansett Blvd, Cranston, Rhode Island • 1925 - O'Gorman Building, 93 Eddy St, Providence, Rhode Island • 1934 - Cherry & Webb Warehouse, 117 Merrimack St, Lowell, Massachusetts • 1939 - Rosedale Apartments, 1180 Narragansett Blvd, Cranston, Rhode Island • 1939 - WPRO Radio Station, 1502 Wampanoag Tr, East Providence, Rhode Island • Demolished
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