Hewitt & Emerson

Hewitt & Emerson was an architectural firm based in Peoria, Illinois. Herbert Edmund Hewitt and Frank Nelson Emerson established their partnership in 1909.[1] Richard Seaton Gregg became a partner in 1919, establishing Hewitt, Emerson & Gregg.[1]

The John C. Proctor Recreation Center in Peoria, designed by Hewitt & Emerson and built in 1913.
The Health Education Building at Eastern Illinois University, designed by Hewitt, Emerson & Gregg and built in 1938.

Emerson graduated from Princeton University and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and studied also at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.[1] Both Hewitt and Emerson were members of the American Institute of Architects, and were elected Fellow in 1932 and 1940, respectively.[2]

The firm designed a number of works that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

Works include (with attribution):

References
  1. Wood, Joseph L. (February 2004). "Frank Emerson" (PDF). Illinois History: A Magazine for Young People. Springfield, Illinois: State Historic Preservation Office, Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 57 (2). Originally at
  2. The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows History and Directory (Washington: American Institute of Architects, 2019)
  3. "Pere Marquette Hotel Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. Kenyon, Leslie H.; Davis, Larry D. (1981-04-14). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Peoria Cordage Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-12.


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