Richard Morris Hunt - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

  • Honorary Doctorate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (first architect to receive the honor)
  • Royal Gold Medal, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1893 (first American architect to be so honored)
  • Honorary member, Académie française
  • Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, France

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