Hewitt C. Wells
American architect
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1915 |
| Died | October 2, 1989 (aged 73–74) Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Education | Choate Rosemary Hall Princeton University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Marian Wells |
| Children | 2 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 held in Reno on October 30, 1989.[7]
