Born in Iowa, he designed many buildings in South Dakota, and he was described as "one of the best architects in the West" by The Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times.
[1] Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he was educated and trained as an architect in his home state.
[1] His uncle, Samuel J. Kirkwood, served as the 5th and 9th Governor of Iowa,[1][2] and later as Senator and as the 14th United States Secretary of the Interior.
Jewett became an architect South Dakota, where he first designed buildings in Aberdeen, Chamberlain, and Pierre.
[1] According to his obituary in The Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times, Jewett was "one of the best architects in the West.