Richard Guy Wilson is a distinguished architectural historian and professor at the University of Virginia, widely recognized for his expertise in Gilded Age residences and American architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries. A leading authority on Richard Morris Hunt, Wilson has written extensively on the architect’s influential role in shaping the nation’s grandest homes. A familiar face on PBS, he is known for bringing architectural history to life with clarity and enthusiasm. This spring, Wilson will deliver a special lecture on Hunt at Belcourt, one of Hunt’s own architectural masterpieces.