Edwin H. Hewitt House facts for kids
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Edwin H. Hewitt House
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The Edwin H. Hewitt House from the south
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| Location | 126 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Edwin H. Hewitt |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001539 |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 1978 |
The Edwin H. Hewitt House is a special old house in the Stevens Square area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was designed by a famous architect named Edwin Hawley Hewitt in 1906. This beautiful house is located at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Stevens Avenue. Because of its history and design, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. This means it's an important building worth protecting!
Meet Edwin H. Hewitt: The Architect
Edwin Hawley Hewitt (1874–1939) was a very important architect in Minneapolis. He designed many buildings in the city. He was not just a local talent; he studied at some of the best schools.
Hewitt's Education and Career
Edwin Hewitt went to the University of Minnesota to start his studies. After that, he learned even more at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which is a very famous school for science and engineering. He even traveled to Paris, France, to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. This was a top art and architecture school.
Hewitt came back to Minnesota in 1904. In 1911, he teamed up with another architect, Edwin Brown. Together, they created many important buildings. The house he designed for himself shows how skilled he was. It is a great example of his work and why he was so important in Minneapolis architecture.
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The Edwin H. Hewitt House from the south
