Hewitt & Emerson

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

Emerson graduated from Princeton University and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and studied also at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.^[1]

The firm designed a number of works that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]^[3]

Works include (with attribution):

Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House, 1110 W. Nevada, Urbana, Illinois (Hewitt, Emerson & Gregg), NRHP-listed^[3]
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, 416 Hamilton Blvd., Peoria, Illinois (Hewitt & Emerson), NRHP-listed^[3]
Health Education Building, 1611 4th St., Charleston, Illinois (Hewitt, Emerson & Greg), NRHP-listed^[3]
Carl Herget Mansion, 420 Washington St., Pekin, Illinois (Hewitt & Emerson), NRHP-listed^[3]
Kewanee Hotel, 125 N. Chestnut, Kewanee, Illinois (Hewitt & Emerson), NRHP-listed^[3]
Peoria Cordage Company rope mill building,^[4] SW Washington St., Peoria, Illinois (Hewitt & Emerson), NRHP-listed^[3]
Pere Marquette Hotel, 501 Main St., Peoria, Illinois (Horace Trumbauer with Hewitt & Emerson), NRHP-listed^[3]
John C. Proctor Recreation Center, 300 S. Allen St., Peoria, Illinois (Hewitt & Emerson), NRHP-listed^[3]
YWCA Building (Peoria, Illinois), 301 NE Jefferson, Peoria, Illinois (Hewitt, Emerson & Gregg), NRHP-listed^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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 [1]
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ 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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[wood-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 [1]

[hargis-2] "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.

[nris-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[4] 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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