| Hewett Hall | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | 101 North Fell Avenue Normal IL – 61761-2612 |
| Completed | 1966 |
| Website | |
| http://www.housing.ilstu.edu/residence-halls/hewett/ | |
Hewett Hall is one of Illinois State University's coed residence halls and opened in 1966. Hewett Hall was named after Edwin C. Hewett, the third president of Illinois State University. He succeeded in bringing ISU through a tough recession. The building is connected Manchester Hall and stands eighteen stories high. The Julia N. Visor Center is located in the basement of Hewett and Manchester, which provides academic support programs, such as tutoring. Hewett Hall is located in the East Campus on the corner of W. College Avenue and N. Fell Street.[1]
History
editHewett Hall was built in 1966 and named after Dr. Edwin C. Hewett, the third president of Illinois State University in 1876. Hewett is known for accomplishing many tasks and giving ISU its first Full-time Librarian. Hewett Hall was renovated on 2008[2] and added suites to floors 13-17. The dining center between Hewett and Manchester was transformed into the Julia N. Visor Center.
Edwin C. Hewett
editEdwin C. Hewett [3] was born on November 1, 1828 in Worcester County Massachusetts. He started off his career as a shoemaker, then later got into teaching at the age of 21. In 1853 he got the position of assistant teacher at State Normal School and worked there for four years. In 1857, Hewett was hired as the professor of history and geology at ISNU in 1858. Since college during that was very different, Hewett also taught mathematics, literature, pedagogy, spelling, and psychology. His teaching method was unorthodox compared to modern times, such as being able to approximate locations in the world with drawings.
Presidency
editIn 1876, Hewett became the president of ISNU. The job came with many challenges in which he successfully overcame. From 1886-1890, Hewett was also the treasurer of the National Education Association at the same time. Before his presidency ended in 1890, Hewett hired the school's firsts full-time librarian, Angeline Vernon Milner, and had been given permission by the Board to combine several libraries of books on campus.
Marriages
editEdwin C. Hewett married twice during his influential life. His first marriage was to Miss Angeline N. Benton, a native of Massachusetts, in August of 1857. Together, they had two children and Angeline passed away on November 21, 1895. Hewett's second marriage was to Mrs. Helen E. Paisley on August 31, 1896. She passed passed away on March 8, 1923.
Later years
editAfter Hewett's presidency, he still contributed to his community and school. Being a Baptist, he preached and taught Sunday school for many years at the local church. Religion was very important to him, not just as an adult, but as a child, so it was a main piece in his household. Hewett also contributed a $100 a year for the the ability of young men to be ministers. He founded the University Center, now called Normal Library Center, in 1896 as part of ISNU's Ectension Movement. He was preident of the organization until the time of his death on March 31, 1905.
Room Layouts
editHewett Hall has a couple of different room layouts for sets of floors, such as suites, lounges, quads, singles and doubles. Floors 2-6 are more "corridor styled", because they don't have suites or apartments. Floors 7, 9, 11, and 12 have one apartment. The last floors, 13-17, have two suites on them, which include a bathroom, two rooms, and a living room. Suites are similar to apartments and the rooms in suites are almost equivalent to singles and doubles. Each room door has the number of the floor and individual room number on it.[4]
Amenities
editAll rooms come with a bed, desk, chair, closet, cable port, resnet ports, eight outlets, window covers, and ceiling light.