Albert F. Huntt (c. 1868 – July 14, 1920) was an architect in
Richmond, Virginia
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[Architects of Richmond: Albert F. Huntt]
January 21, 2013 by Robert Winthrop ArchitectureRichmond Huntt was born in Richmond in approximately 1868 and his great-grandfather,
Otis Manson
Otis Manson (died 1862) was an architect in Richmond, Virginia known for his residential building designs.[New England
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[ He studied at Pennsylvania Military Academy in ]Chester, Pennsylvania
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Incorporated in 1682, Chester ...
and married Georgiana Bartram Hathaway of Chester after graduation. He died at his home in Richmond on July 14, 1920.[
Huntt designed commercial, industrial and residential buildings including for the ]American Tobacco Company
The American Tobacco Company was a tobacco company founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke through a merger between a number of U.S. tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter and Goodwin & Company. The company was one of the original 12 members ...
. Bascom Rowlett
Bascom Joseph Rowlett (1886–1947) was an architect in Richmond, Virginia. He was raised by others after his father, James Bascom Rowlett, who worked at the Tredegar Ironworks died. Rowlett graduated from Richmond High School in 1906 and Virgi ...
often worked with him.[
Several of his works are listed on the ]National Register of Historic Places
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(NRHP).
Selected works
* American Cigar Company (1903), 1148 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, Virginia
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(Huntt, Albert F. (attributed to)), NRHP-listed[
*Cary Ellis Stern residence (1907) at 1700 Grove Avenue, Richmond, Virginia][
* ]Fairmount School
Fairmount School, which became known as Helen Dickinson School from 1925 until 1958 (when it returned to its original name) and is now the Fairmount House, is a historic school building located in Richmond, Virginia. The two-story brick building w ...
, 1501 N. 21st St. (addition, 1908–1909), Richmond, NRHP-listed[
*Lafferty House (1913) on Monument Avenue, Richmond][
* Sorg House (1914) on Monument Avenue, Richmond, for the vice president of the Millhiser Bag Company
* Atlantic Motor Company (1919), Richmond, auto showroom building, NRHP-listed,][ the last work by Huntt.National Register of Historic Places nomination information for Atlantic Motor Company]
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*George house at 1831 Monument Avenue
Monument Avenue is a tree-lined grassy mall dividing the eastbound and westbound traffic in Richmond, Virginia, originally named for its emblematic complex of structures honoring those who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. ...
, Richmond[
* 2300 Monument Avenue, Richmond
* 2500 Monument Avenue, Richmond
* Kenilworth and Stratford Court apartments on Monument Avenue, Richmond
*One or more works in NRHP-listed Fairmount Historic District, roughly bounded by 24th, Y, 20th, T, R, Q & P Sts., Fairfield & Carrington Aves., & Mechanicsville Tpk., Richmond][
*One or more works in NRHP-listed West Broad Street Industrial and Commercial Historic District, 1800-2100 blocks of Broad & Marshall Sts., bounded by Allison & Allen Sts., Richmond][
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References
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1860s births
1920 deaths
20th-century American architects
Architects from Richmond, Virginia