A Peek of the Hunting Library

The Huntington has always brought the City of San Marino a great cultural, research, and educational center. The Library consists of some of the finest and most rare books and manuscripts of American history. Among the collection, are the manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, a Gutenberg Bible, and a collection of some of Shakespeare’s early works. What used to be Henry E. Huntington’s house, now is an art gallery with collections of 18th and 19th century British and French art. It includes the recognizable Blue Boy by Gainsborough, and Lawrence’s Pinkie.

Covering 120 acres, there are more than a dozen diverse gardens. Amongst them are the Japanese Garden, the Rose Garden, and the Desert Garden.
Having been open for almost 9 decades, The Huntington remains one of the most significant and prideful treasures that lie within San Marino.