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Hewitt C. Wells

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Hewitt Campau Wells
Born1915 (1915)
Washington, D.C.
DiedOctober 2, 1989(1989-10-02) (aged 73–74)
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Education Choate Rosemary Hall
Princeton University
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMarian Wells
Children2 daughters

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.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Susie Trexler and Sara Fogelquist (August 12, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washoe County Library / Downtown Library or Downtown Reno Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Reno architect, artist exhibits art in Elko". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. June 29, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved February 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Hewitt Campau Wells '38 *40". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ Sardar, Zahid (December 20, 2017). "A Contemporary Apartment Designed for a Dramatic City View". Spaces Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Reno's Hewitt C. Wells wins Silver Pen Award". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. January 25, 1987. p. 29. Retrieved February 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Hewitt C. Wells". Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada. p. 30. Retrieved February 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Hewitt C. Wells". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 26, 1989. p. 14. Retrieved February 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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