Architect
Myron Hunt
1868–1952
Profile
About Myron Hunt.
Pasadena-based architect whose institutional and residential work shaped the formal civic and estate landscape of the SGV in the early 20th century. Frequently partnered with Elmer Grey.
Styles
Associated Styles.
- Italian Renaissance Revival — Formal classical style used for select prestige residences in the SGV, often by Myron Hunt and contemporaries. Examples concentrate in San Marino and along Pasadena's Orange Grove Boulevard.
- Mediterranean Revival — Closely related to Spanish Colonial Revival but drawing more directly from Italian and broader Mediterranean precedents. Common in SGV estate construction of the 1920s, particularly San Marino.
Works
Notable Works in the SGV.
- Rose Bowl (1922, with Elmer Grey)
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (with Elmer Grey)
- Polytechnic School campus, Pasadena
- Numerous estates in Pasadena and San Marino