Jarvis Hunt (August 6, 1863 - June 15, 1941) was a

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architect who designed a wide array of buildings, including railroad stations, suburban estates, industrial buildings, clubhouses and other structures.

Biography

Hunt was born in

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, and attended

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and the

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. He had a passion for golf and qualified for the 1904 Olympics Golf Team, but failed to make the cut. Hunt later designed the clubhouses of several clubs including the

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Golf Course, of which he was a founding member, and the

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. Most of his projects are associated with the United States Midwest, including the

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and the

Joliet Union Station Joliet Union Station was a train station in Joliet, Illinois that served Amtrak long-distance and Metra commuter trains. It was replaced by the new Joliet Transportation Center in 2018, a train station that was constructed adjacent to the Union ...

. Hunt based his architectural firm in Chicago's

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. Hunt retired to his home in

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in 1927. He died on June 15, 1941, in St. Petersburg.

Family life

Hunt was the son of attorney, farmer and photography pioneer Colonel

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and his wife, Katherine (Jarvis) Hunt. His uncles were

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architect Richard Morris Hunt and Boston painter

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, and his grandfather was U.S. Congressman Jonathan Hunt. Hunt and his wife, the former M. Louise Coleman, had two children: Louisa Hunt McMurtry and Jarvis Hunt Jr. Jarvis Hunt and his wife later divorced, and he was awarded custody of his two children.

Projects

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Building,

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, 1893 * Arbor Lodge,

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, 1903 *

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, 1906 * Naval Station Great Lakes, 39 original buildings, 1903-1927 *

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headquarters,

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, 1910 *

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depot,

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, 1910 *

Indianapolis News Building Indianapolis News Building, also known as the Goodman Jewelers Building, is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt (1863–1941) and built in 1909–1910. It is a ten-story, recta ...

, 1910 (National Register) * Kansas City Star Building 1910 (National Register) *

, 1911-13 (National Register) * 16th Street Station,

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, 1912 *

Union Station (Kansas City) Kansas City Union Station (station code: KCY) is a union station opened in 1914, serving Kansas City, Missouri, and the Kansas City metropolitan area, surrounding metropolitan area. It replaced a small Union Depot from 1878. Union Station serve ...

, 1913 (National Register) * Commerce Trust Building,

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, 1914 (National Register) * Ayers Bank Building, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1914 (National Register) *

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, 1914-1916 (National Register) *

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, 1923–26 *Hecht's Department Store, Washington, D.C. *

Clubhouse,

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* Bamberger's Department Store, now 165 Halsey Street,

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Clubhouse,

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*''Walden'', Estate of Cyrus H. McCormick II, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1896 (main house demolished, 1950s)

Gallery

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Joliet, Illinois Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the cit ...

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