Background
William D. Hewitt was born in 1848 in Burlington, New Jersey, United States.
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Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
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Hewitt brothers
Hill School at Pottstown, Pa
WILLIAM D HEWITT
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He studied at Philadelphia's Polytechnic Institute, but owing to the outbreak of hostilities in the Civil War did not complete his architectural training until some years later, when he went to Europe to study.
Career
Upon his return to this country Mr. Hewitt began practice with his brother George, continuing their association for three decades, until the latter s retirement in 1902. Later William Hewitt established the firm of Hewitt, Stevens & Paist, which was subsequently reorganized as Hewitt & Granger, and after 1917 as Hewitt & Ash.
During the late 1890 s the Hewitt brothers were architects of two of their outstanding works, the Philadelphia Bourse and the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Also they designed more than fifty churches in Philadelphia and other cities, most of them in the then popular Victorian Gothic. Noteworthy also were English Gothic Inns, the Devon and Wisshicken in Philadelphia, the designs of which were credited largely to Mr. Hewitt’s versatility and creative ability. Of a later period was the Hill School at Pottstown, Pa., built prior to the first World War, and the beautiful Memorial Building of the same school, a more recent erection.
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Membership
Elected to the A. I. A. in 1901, and advanced to Fellowship eight years later, Mr Hewitt maintained that unbroken association until the time of his death.
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April 23, 1924 (aged 76) -
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American
Career
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1902
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1917
Awards
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gold loving cup, United States
In 1922 his confreres in the Philadelphia Chapter presented William D. Hewitt with a gold loving cup on the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his start in practice.In 1922 his confreres in the Philadelphia Chapter presented William D. Hewitt with a gold loving cup on the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his start in practice.