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Oct 18, 1977
126 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - Edwin H Hewitt House
Statement of Significance: Edwin Hawley Hewitt was one of the most widely known and distinguished architects of Minnesota. Hewitt was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1874. Privately educated, at home, Hewitt attended school at Hobart College in New York, but transferred to the University of Minnesota graduating in 1896. While at the University, he attended night classes at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and spent his summers in the office of architect, Cass Gilbert, He spent one year studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and entered the architectural firm of Shepley, Rutan and College in Boston. In 1900 after placing first of all foreign entrance examinations and second in total French and foreign examinations, Hewitt attended L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, or the National School of Architecture in France. He remained until 1904 making trips to other European countries for additional study. He opened his own architectural office in Minneapolis in 1904. In 1911 the firm of Hewitt and Brown was organized. Over the years the firm designed the Minneapolis Telephone Building which was selected by the American Institute of Architects for exhibit in Europe, the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark's, Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church, Metropolitan Bank Building, Gateway Building, the Northwestern Life Insurance Building, the Fort Snelling Chapel, Citizens Aid Building, the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts, the YWCA and numerous private residences. Interested in the cultural growth of the Twin Cities, Hewitt became a major supporter of fine arts becoming a member of the Society of Fine arts and other architectural and art associations.
126 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - Edwin H Hewitt House
Statement of Significance: Edwin Hawley Hewitt was one of the most widely known and distinguished architects of Minnesota. Hewitt was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1874. Privately educated, at home, Hewitt attended school at Hobart College in New York, but transferred to the University of Minnesota graduating in 1896. While at the University, he attended night classes at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and spent his summers in the office of architect, Cass Gilbert, He spent one year studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and entered the architectural firm of Shepley, Rutan and College in Boston. In 1900 after placing first of all foreign entrance examinations and second in total French and foreign examinations, Hewitt attended L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, or the National School of Architecture in France. He remained until 1904 making trips to other European countries for additional study. He opened his own architectural office in Minneapolis in 1904. In 1911 the firm of Hewitt and Brown was organized. Over the years the firm designed the Minneapolis Telephone Building which was selected by the American Institute of Architects for exhibit in Europe, the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark's, Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church, Metropolitan Bank Building, Gateway Building, the Northwestern Life Insurance Building, the Fort Snelling Chapel, Citizens Aid Building, the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts, the YWCA and numerous private residences. Interested in the cultural growth of the Twin Cities, Hewitt became a major supporter of fine arts becoming a member of the Society of Fine arts and other architectural and art associations.
Oct 18, 1977
Posted Date
Feb 24, 2022
Historical Record Date
Oct 18, 1977
Source Name
United States Department of the Interior - National Parks Service
