Hewitt Campau Wells | |
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Born | 1915 |
Died | October 2, 1989
Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
Education |
Choate Rosemary Hall Princeton University |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Marian Wells |
Children | 2 daughters |
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.
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]
Hewitt Campau Wells | |
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Born | 1915 |
Died | October 2, 1989
Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
Education |
Choate Rosemary Hall Princeton University |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Marian Wells |
Children | 2 daughters |
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.
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]