Background
Robert J.Hotchkiss was born in 1872 at Peoria, Illinois, United States.
Robert J.Hotchkiss was born in 1872 at Peoria, Illinois, United States.
He was educated there and at Dartmouth College, and spent three years (1894-97) in architectural study at the University of Illinois.
During his professional career Mr. Hotchkiss prepared plans for a large number of residences, schools and churches in Peoria, noted examples of which were the Manual High School; Gymnasium at the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, and the White School.
Member of the Central Illinois Chapter, A.I.A. after 1922.