DeWitt H. Fessenden
| DeWitt H. Fessenden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | after 1952 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Architect |
DeWitt Harvey Fessenden (1885 – after 1952) was an American architect, critic, sketch artist, and author of The Life and Works of Claude Deruet (1952). He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Cornell University.
DeWitt Fessenden’s father was Harvey George Fessenden (July 26, 1844–Feb. 19, 1901) of Ithaca, New York. Harvey married Isabelle Tichenor Atwater (Sept. 26, 1850–May 10, 1937) of Van Eltenville, New York. The wedding was at Waverly, New York. The roots of the Fessenden family lay in Chilam, Kent, England. They were Puritans, arriving at Cambridge, Massachusetts sometime before 1677. Dewitt’s great-great-grandfather was born in Franklin, Connecticut and emigrated into northeastern Pennsylvania when that territory was claimed by Hartford. The Fessendens settled at South Montrose, Pennsylvania and married into the Lathrops of Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Harvey’s great-grandfather moved the family into the Ithaca valley sometime before 1839, settling at the village of Candor, New York. When Fessenden arrived at Cornell, he joined the New York Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi. Fessenden was among the members of this fraternity that rendered comfort to dying members of Chi Psi when that group's lodge caught on fire. He was also a member of the Irving Literary Society. Fessenden joined the freshman baseball team, and was considered part of a strong infield.
Academically, Fessenden worked from Samuel F.B. Morse Hall, now the site of the Johnson Museum of Art, in a bachelors’ architecture program known for its practical exercises.
Within a decade of graduating from Cornell, DeWitt’s work as an architect gained regional notice. As the Cornell Daily Sun noted,
D. H. Fessenden '05, architect and etcher, has been spoken of in the April issue of the International Studio, as a "serious etcher who is plodding along the difficult road to success and not trying to cut corners by eccentric methods."
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