DeWitt Fessenden’s father was Harvey George Fessenden (July 26, 1844–February 19, 1901) of Ithaca, New New York Dewitt’s great-great-grandfather was born in Franklin, Connecticut and emigrated into northeastern Pennsylvania when that territory was claimed by Hartford.
Cornell University; Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
He received a bachelor"s degree in architecture from Cornell University. Harvey married Isabelle Tichenor Atwater (September 26, 1850–May 10, 1937) of Van Eltenville, New New York The wedding was at Waverly, New New York
The roots of the Fessenden family lay in Chilam, Kent, England.
Harvey’s great-grandfather moved the family into the Ithaca valley sometime before 1839, settling at the village of Candor, New New York When Fessenden arrived at Cornell, he joined the New York Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi.
Fessenden joined the freshman baseball team, and was considered part of a strong infield. Academically, Fessenden worked from Samuel F.B. Morse Hall, now the site of the Johnson Museum of Art, in a bachelors’ architecture program known for its practical exercises.
Fessenden was among the members of this fraternity that rendered comfort to dying members of Chi Psi when that group"s lodge caught on fire. He was also a member of the Irving Literary Society.
