Daniel Riggs Huntington Explained

Daniel Riggs Huntington (December 24, 1871 – May 13, 1962)^[1] was an American architect who is best known for his work in Seattle, Washington.

Life

Born in 1871 in Newark, New Jersey, Huntington attended Columbia Grammar School and Columbia University. He began working in architecture in 1889 in Denver, Colorado, and worked there and in New York City until moving to Seattle in 1904 or 1905.^[2]

He worked as City Architect for the city of Seattle during 1912–1921,^[2] designing the Lake Union Steam Plant and at least ten fire stations and libraries,^[3] at times solo as Daniel R. Huntington, and in various partnerships: with James Hansen Schack Sr. as Schack and Huntington (established by 1907) and later as Huntington and Gould, as Huntington and Loveless and as Huntington and Torbitt.^[1]

He worked in architecture until at least 1946, as he worked for Washington State University as an architect during 1944–46. He died in 1962.^[2]

Works

Works include (with attribution):

• Smith House (Denver, Colorado), built 1902, "imposing" French Eclectic style mansion^[4] (William Ellsworth Fisher and Daniel R. Huntington), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985
• First Methodist Episcopal Church (Seattle, Washington), built 1907–1910 (Schack and Huntington), NRHP-listed in 2011
• Northcliffe Apartments, demolished in 2008
• Wallingford Fire and Police Station, 1629 N. 45th St. Seattle, WA (Huntington,Daniel Riggs), NRHP-listed
• Washington Street Public Boat Landing Facility, built 1920, a pergola, S. Washington St. W of Alaskan Way, Seattle (Huntington, D.R.), NRHP-listed
• Seventh Street Theater, 313 Seventh St. Hoquiam, Washington (Huntington & Torbitt), NRHP-listed
• Seattle Public Library Fremont Branch,^[5] 731 N. 35th St., Seattle (Huntington, Daniel), NRHP-listed

Architect for Rainier Chapter House, NSDAR - 1925 - 800 Roy Street, Seattle, WA

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daniel Riggs Huntington (Architect) . Pacific Coast Architecture Database (version 4.0, of 2014) . 2016-06-17.
2. Web site: Seattle Historical Sites: Summary for Washington Street and Alaskan Way.
3. Web site: Summary for 1215 Seneca ST / Parcel ID 1978200750 / Inv # . Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. November 6, 2017.
4. http://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/85002566.pdf NRHP document for Smith House
5. Web site: PCAD – City of Seattle, Public Library (SPL), Branch #2, Fremont, Seattle, WA . Pcad.lib.washington.edu . 2016-06-22.