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. 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 Richard Morris Hunt (October 31, 1827 – July 31, 1895) was an American architect of the nineteenth century and an eminent figure in the history of architecture of the United States. He helped shape New York City with his designs for the 1902 ...

and Boston painter

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, and his grandfather was U.S. congressman

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. 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, Nebraska City, Nebraska, 1903 * Chicago and Alton Depot,

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, 1906 *

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, 39 original buildings, 1903–1927 *

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headquarters,

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, 1910 * Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway depot,

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, 1910 * Indianapolis News Building, 1910 (National Register) *

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Building 1910 (National Register) * Joliet Union Station, 1911–13 (National Register) * 16th Street Station,

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, 1912 * Union Station (Kansas City), 1913 (National Register) * Commerce Trust Building,

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, 1914 (National Register) * Ayers Bank Building,

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, 1914 (National Register) * Union Station (Dallas), 1914–1916 (National Register) * Newark Museum, 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,

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, 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, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of ...

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