Created on the San Marino estate of Henry E. Huntington and Arabella Huntington, the Huntington Library became one of Southern California’s leading cultural institutions, uniting a research library, art museum, and extensive botanical gardens. Built from Huntington’s wealth as a railroad executive and landowner, its collections gained particular strength in British and European art, American art, and rare books and manuscripts. Opened to the public in 1928 after Huntington’s death, it developed into both a museum complex and an active research center. Its holdings, gardens, and continuing expansion have made it a major public destination and an important place for advanced scholarship.

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San Marino, California · USA