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The library was officially founded in 1892 by Collis P. Huntington, [1] a Southern Pacific Railroad magnate whose summer home was in nearby Throggs Neck, Bronx.Its origins, however, were in the will of Peter C. Van Schaick, a local philanthropist, who set aside funds from his estate to build a free reading room to be donated to the village of West Chester, (now the Bronx) upon its completion.
Huntington Library, built in 1920; its main reading room now is an exhibition hall. As a landowner, Henry Edwards Huntington (1850–1927) played a major role in the growth of Southern California . Huntington was born in 1850, in Oneonta, New York , and was the nephew and heir of Collis P. Huntington (1821–1900), one of the famous "Big Four ...
Memberships or Ticket Passes. Being a tourist in your own city is a great way to soak up local culture. Many libraries have free passes you can borrow to get admission to local museums ...
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The Desert Garden Conservatory is a large botanical greenhouse and part of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, California. [1] It was constructed in 1985. The Desert Garden Conservatory is adjacent to the 10-acre (40,000 m 2 ) Huntington Desert Garden itself.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens' 1911 tea room reopens Wednesday in San Marino after a three-year closure. (Christine House / Los Angeles Times)
Huntington Library Quarterly; Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West This page was last edited on 29 May 2023, at 21:41 (UTC). Text is ...
Aug. 4—Boulder Public Library cardholders now have free access to several local cultural destinations through the library's new Culture Pass service. By checking out a pass online using a ...