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Albert F. Huntt (c. 1868 – July 14, 1920) was an architect in
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.Architects of Richmond: Albert F. Huntt
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Huntt was born in Richmond in approximately 1868 and his great-grandfather, Otis Manson, was an architect who came to Richmond from
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. He studied at Pennsylvania Military Academy in
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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
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. Bascom Rowlett often worked with him. Several of his works are listed on the
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(NRHP).


Selected works

* American Cigar Company (1903), 1148 E. Princess Anne Rd.,
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(Huntt, Albert F. (attributed to)), NRHP-listed *Cary Ellis Stern residence (1907) at 1700 Grove Avenue, Richmond, Virginia * Fairmount School, 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 Atlantic Motor Company is a historic automobile showroom and gas station constructed in 1919 in Richmond, Virginia. The building was designed by Richmond architect Albert F. Huntt with Bascomb J. Rowlett. It was added to the National Register of ...
(1919), Richmond, auto showroom building, NRHP-listed, the last work by Huntt.National Register of Historic Places nomination information for Atlantic Motor Company
/ref> *George house at 1831
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, 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
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, 1800-2100 blocks of Broad & Marshall Sts., bounded by Allison & Allen Sts., Richmond


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huntt, Albert F. 1860s births 1920 deaths 20th-century American architects Architects from Richmond, Virginia