Hewitt C. Wells

Hewitt C. Wells (1915 - October 2, 1989) was an American architect. He designed buildings in San Francisco, California and Nevada, including the National Register of Historic Places-listed Washoe County Library in Reno.

Hewitt Campau Wells
Born1915
Washington, D.C.
DiedOctober 2, 1989
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
EducationChoate Rosemary Hall
Princeton University
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Marian Wells
Children2 daughters

Life

Wells was born in 1915 in Washington, D.C..[1][2] He was educated at Choate Rosemary Hall, and he graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in 1938 and a master's degree in 1940.[1][3] He served in the United States Navy on board the USS Bailey during World War II, earning three battle stars.[3]

Wells began his career by working for architect Albert Kahn in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He later designed at least two buildings in San Francisco, California: the Franciscan Restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf,[1] and a residential skyscraper in Russian Hill in the International Style.[4] He relocated to Reno, Nevada in 1960,[5] where he designed several government buildings,[6] including an addition to the Washoe County Courthouse.[5] He also designed the Washoe County Library in Reno,[1] listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the John W. Calhoun Annex of the Nevada State Museum in Carson City.[2] Wells taught at the Truckee Meadows Community College,[5] and he exhibited his watercolor paintings.[2][3]

Wells had a wife, Marian, two daughters, and two stepsons.[3] He died on October 2, 1989 in Santa Rosa, California.[6][7] He was eulogized by Nevada Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Clifton Young at a memorial service was held in Reno on October 30, 1989.[7]

References
  1. Susie Trexler and Sara Fogelquist (August 12, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washoe County Library / Downtown Library or Downtown Reno Library" (PDF). National Park Service.
  2. "Reno architect, artist exhibits art in Elko". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. June 29, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hewitt Campau Wells '38 *40". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. Sardar, Zahid (December 20, 2017). "A Contemporary Apartment Designed for a Dramatic City View". Spaces Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  5. "Reno's Hewitt C. Wells wins Silver Pen Award". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. January 25, 1987. p. 29. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hewitt C. Wells". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. p. 30. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hewitt C. Wells". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 26, 1989. p. 14. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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