9 4 2 ) ▁was ▁the ▁American ▁architect , ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁Class ical ▁George ▁Rog ers ▁Clark ▁National ▁Memorial , ▁in ▁V inc ennes , ▁Indiana , ▁among ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁style ▁public ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁Hir ons ▁was ▁of ▁French ▁extra ction ; ▁he ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁Hir ons ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁draft s man ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁architect ural ▁office ▁of ▁Herbert ▁H ale ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ; ▁on ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Rot ch ▁Tra v elling ▁Sch olar ship ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁Paris . ▁M IT ' s ▁Paris ▁prize ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁European ▁studies ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁he ▁established ▁an ▁architect ural ▁practice ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁Eth an ▁Allen ▁D enn ison ▁( 1 8 8 1 – 1 9 5 4 ). ▁Hir ons ▁and ▁D enn ison ▁produced ▁many ▁commercial ▁structures ▁in ▁the ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁and ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁styles : ▁Del aware ▁Title ▁& ▁In sur ance ▁Company