George was the son of George Washington Hewitt and Anne Wattson Barrington Hewitt.
George was an architectural partner with Frank Furness of Philadelphia. The firm worked on the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Library of the University of Pennsylvania, banks, and several private residences. Hewitt was an ardent photographer and created a wonderful collection of scenes of St. Mary's and Burlington in the late 19th century.
The following obituary for George was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, May 13, 1916.
GEORGE WATTSON HEWITT
Well-known Architect Victim Of Heart Disease Attack
Stricken suddenly with heart failure in the Clinton Apartments, Tenth and Clinton Streets, where he had been spending the winter, George Wattson Hewitt, senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt architects, died yesterday morning. He was seventy-four years old.
Among the buildings designed by Mr. Hewitt are the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, the Philadelphia Bourse, the Bullitt Building, part of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Fourth Street addition to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company, a portion of St. James Church, including the tower, and a part of Holy Trinity Church.
He was born in Philadelphia. After completing his studies, he became a member of the firm of Furness & Hewitt, then a senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt. Several years ago he ceased all active participations in the firm's affairs. For the last twenty-five years he has lived at Burlington, N. J.
Mr. Hewitt was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mercantile Library, was president of the Burlington, N. J. Library, and a member of the Musical Fund Society. Until a few years ago, he was a member of the American Institute of Architects, and he was a honorary member of the T-Square Club. Mr. Hewitt was a vestryman of St. Mary's P. E. Church, Burlington. In addition to his widow, Mr. Hewitt is survived by his brother, William D. Hewitt.
Another more detailed obituary was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, May 15, 1916.
HEWITT--Suddenly, on May 12, 1916, George Wattson Hewitt. Funeral services on Tuesday at 4 P.M. at St. Mary's Church, Burlington, N. J.
George was an architectural partner with Frank Furness of Philadelphia. The firm worked on the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Library of the University of Pennsylvania, banks, and several private residences. Hewitt was an ardent photographer and created a wonderful collection of scenes of St. Mary's and Burlington in the late 19th century.
The following obituary for George was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, May 13, 1916.
GEORGE WATTSON HEWITT
Well-known Architect Victim Of Heart Disease Attack
Stricken suddenly with heart failure in the Clinton Apartments, Tenth and Clinton Streets, where he had been spending the winter, George Wattson Hewitt, senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt architects, died yesterday morning. He was seventy-four years old.
Among the buildings designed by Mr. Hewitt are the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, the Philadelphia Bourse, the Bullitt Building, part of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Fourth Street addition to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company, a portion of St. James Church, including the tower, and a part of Holy Trinity Church.
He was born in Philadelphia. After completing his studies, he became a member of the firm of Furness & Hewitt, then a senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt. Several years ago he ceased all active participations in the firm's affairs. For the last twenty-five years he has lived at Burlington, N. J.
Mr. Hewitt was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mercantile Library, was president of the Burlington, N. J. Library, and a member of the Musical Fund Society. Until a few years ago, he was a member of the American Institute of Architects, and he was a honorary member of the T-Square Club. Mr. Hewitt was a vestryman of St. Mary's P. E. Church, Burlington. In addition to his widow, Mr. Hewitt is survived by his brother, William D. Hewitt.
Another more detailed obituary was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, May 15, 1916.
HEWITT--Suddenly, on May 12, 1916, George Wattson Hewitt. Funeral services on Tuesday at 4 P.M. at St. Mary's Church, Burlington, N. J.
George was the son of George Washington Hewitt and Anne Wattson Barrington Hewitt.
George was an architectural partner with Frank Furness of Philadelphia. The firm worked on the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Library of the University of Pennsylvania, banks, and several private residences. Hewitt was an ardent photographer and created a wonderful collection of scenes of St. Mary's and Burlington in the late 19th century.
The following obituary for George was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, May 13, 1916.
GEORGE WATTSON HEWITT
Well-known Architect Victim Of Heart Disease Attack
Stricken suddenly with heart failure in the Clinton Apartments, Tenth and Clinton Streets, where he had been spending the winter, George Wattson Hewitt, senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt architects, died yesterday morning. He was seventy-four years old.
Among the buildings designed by Mr. Hewitt are the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, the Philadelphia Bourse, the Bullitt Building, part of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Fourth Street addition to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company, a portion of St. James Church, including the tower, and a part of Holy Trinity Church.
He was born in Philadelphia. After completing his studies, he became a member of the firm of Furness & Hewitt, then a senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt. Several years ago he ceased all active participations in the firm's affairs. For the last twenty-five years he has lived at Burlington, N. J.
Mr. Hewitt was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mercantile Library, was president of the Burlington, N. J. Library, and a member of the Musical Fund Society. Until a few years ago, he was a member of the American Institute of Architects, and he was a honorary member of the T-Square Club. Mr. Hewitt was a vestryman of St. Mary's P. E. Church, Burlington. In addition to his widow, Mr. Hewitt is survived by his brother, William D. Hewitt.
Another more detailed obituary was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, May 15, 1916.
HEWITT--Suddenly, on May 12, 1916, George Wattson Hewitt. Funeral services on Tuesday at 4 P.M. at St. Mary's Church, Burlington, N. J.
George was an architectural partner with Frank Furness of Philadelphia. The firm worked on the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Library of the University of Pennsylvania, banks, and several private residences. Hewitt was an ardent photographer and created a wonderful collection of scenes of St. Mary's and Burlington in the late 19th century.
The following obituary for George was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, May 13, 1916.
GEORGE WATTSON HEWITT
Well-known Architect Victim Of Heart Disease Attack
Stricken suddenly with heart failure in the Clinton Apartments, Tenth and Clinton Streets, where he had been spending the winter, George Wattson Hewitt, senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt architects, died yesterday morning. He was seventy-four years old.
Among the buildings designed by Mr. Hewitt are the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, the Philadelphia Bourse, the Bullitt Building, part of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Fourth Street addition to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company, a portion of St. James Church, including the tower, and a part of Holy Trinity Church.
He was born in Philadelphia. After completing his studies, he became a member of the firm of Furness & Hewitt, then a senior member of the firm of Hewitt & Hewitt. Several years ago he ceased all active participations in the firm's affairs. For the last twenty-five years he has lived at Burlington, N. J.
Mr. Hewitt was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mercantile Library, was president of the Burlington, N. J. Library, and a member of the Musical Fund Society. Until a few years ago, he was a member of the American Institute of Architects, and he was a honorary member of the T-Square Club. Mr. Hewitt was a vestryman of St. Mary's P. E. Church, Burlington. In addition to his widow, Mr. Hewitt is survived by his brother, William D. Hewitt.
Another more detailed obituary was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, May 15, 1916.
HEWITT--Suddenly, on May 12, 1916, George Wattson Hewitt. Funeral services on Tuesday at 4 P.M. at St. Mary's Church, Burlington, N. J.
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