Background
Hewitt, Edward Shepard was born on May 20, 1877 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Bloomfield and Agnes (Shepard) Hewitt.
Hewitt, Edward Shepard was born on May 20, 1877 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Bloomfield and Agnes (Shepard) Hewitt.
Columbia, 1896-1897; Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 1901. Studied in Paris and Italy, 1901-1902.
Began as draftsman, 1903. Independent practice since 1904, except member Hewitt & Bottomley, 1911-1916. General practice, schools and residences.
Designed Jones Wood homes and Community Gardens, 65th and 66th Saints, New York City. Portchester and Southampton (New York) High Schools. Lake George High School, Lloyd Harbor, New York.
Group of buildings Millbrook School for Boys. Work for St. Christopher’s School, St. George’s Church, Children’s Aid Society, many residences. Student 1st Plattsburg Camp, 1917.
Commissioned First lieutenant QMC., in charge construction, Department of South, San Antonio, 1918. Trustee Beaux Arts Institute Design. Director Department Architecture, Beaux Arts Institute Design, 1926-1929.
Member National Advisory Council of School Building Problems.
Fellow) The American Institute of Architects (chairman education committee New York chapter), Architectural League American, Beaux Arts Institute, Columbia University School Architecture Alumni, Psi Epsilon, others. Academician, National Academy of Design. Clubs: Century, University, Salmagundi.
Painter and etcher. Exhibited paintings and etchings National Academy of Design also international exhbns.
Married Mary Elenor Fowler, October 8, 1904. Children: Charles Lindsay, Elenor Anderson, Anderson Fowler, Edward Morse Shepard, Agnes Shepard, Mary Arthur.