Edward Hammatt (September 8, 1856 – August 24, 1907) was an architect in the United States. He designed several notable buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Biography

Edward Seymour Hammatt was born in Geneseo, New York. His family moved to Rochester, New York, where he was educated. He graduated from Lehigh University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and then spent four years working for Ware & Van Brunt in Boston. He spent a further four years with the

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firm of Hardenbergh & Le Brun. He was also associated with John B. Snook. Hammett opened his own office in

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, in 1883, where he worked until a few months before his death. His notable buildings include schools, business, and residential buildings and churches for the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. In 1884 he was elected to membership in the

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. He became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1889 after the groups consolidated.

Notable designs

The following buildings and one object are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: *Trinity Episcopal Church, Davenport, Iowa (1874; no longer extant) *Kemper Hall, a

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in the

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, Davenport, Iowa (1885) *One or more buildings in the

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, Davenport, Iowa (1885, 1886) * Connor House,

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(1888) *

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, Davenport, Iowa (1890) * Lincoln School, Rock Island, Illinois (1893) * Old Main, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois (1893; with L.G. Hallberg) *Entrance gates at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, a contributing object in the

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, Davenport, Iowa (1895) * Trinity Episcopal Church,

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, a

in the Fifth Street Bluff Historic District (1895) * Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church, Mapleton, Iowa (1896) *Edward S. Hammatt House, a

in the Vander Veer Park Historic District, Davenport, Iowa (1896) *M.J. Eagal Block (1901); Winecke Block (1901), contributing properties in the

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, Davenport, Iowa

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammett, Edward S. 1856 births 1907 deaths Architects from Rochester, New York Architects from Iowa Fellows of the American Institute of Architects People from Geneseo, New York People from Davenport, Iowa Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Lehigh University alumni