Peter Bonnett Wight (1838-1925)
Name
Wight, Peter Bonnett
Personal Information
Birth/Death: deceased 1925
Occupation: American architect
Location: Chicago, IL; Pasadena, CA
AIA Affiliation
Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1866-1878; Corresponding Member 1878-1894; Member 1894-decease
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) 1866
Biographical Sources
Biographical Directories:
Entry in Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970)
Entry in Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940.
Obituaries:
Journal of the American Institute of Architects, obituary, October 1925
Entry in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (New York: Macmillan, 1982)
Related Records
Archival Holdings
The American Institute of Architects Archives
Membership file includes one letter. Illinois Chapter file includes record of 1913 meeting honoring Wight with biography published for the occasion. Additional letters may exist in the 19th century incoming correspondence files.