# The Gilded Life of Richard Morris Hunt: America’s Premier 19th Century Architect

Celebrated in the 19th century as America’s premier architect, Richard Morris Hunt was known for his opulent Gilded Age mansions and for shaping the nation’s cultural institutions. Library of Congress curator Mari Nakahara presents new insights from author Sam Watters’ decade of research into the Library’s Hunt collection, drawing from over 15,000 items, and invites future users to explore this unique resource.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 21 min
- By: Nakahara, Mari
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11092/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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