Sumner Hunt

Sumner P. Hunt
Born May 8, 1865
Died November 19, 1938
Occupation Architect

Sumner P. Hunt (May 8, 1865 – November 19, 1938) was an architect in Los Angeles from the 1890s to the 1930s.

Practice

In partnership with architect Silas Reese Burns he designed such regional landmarks as the original building of the Southwest Museum, the Casa de Rosas, Ebell of Los Angeles, the Bradbury Building, the Los Angeles Country Club, the Vermont Square Branch library, the Pierpont Inn, and the LA headquarters building of the Automobile Club of Southern California.[1]

Janet Jacks Balch Hall was designed for Scripps College, a liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. The Hall was completed in the fall of 1929. The building was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch of Los Angeles, and named in honor of trustee Janet Jacks Balch. Balch Hall is used as the administrative center and the adjoining auditorium is a key location for lectures, plays, community meetings, convocations, and musical events.

References

  1. ↑ Starr, Kevin (1991). Material Dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s. Oxford University Press. p. 202.

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