George K. Hooper
George Kennard Hooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1, 1868 |
| Died | February 9, 1939 (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Architect |
George Kennard Hooper (July 1, 1868 – February 9, 1939) was an engineer and architect in New York City. Later he became city engineer in Pasadena, California.
Early life
[edit]Hooper was born in Boston on July 1, 1868. His father, George Kennard Hooper, was a local merchant.[1] He was educated in Boston Public Schools, graduating from Dwight School in 1883.[2]
Hooper entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1887, graduating in mechanical engineering in the class of 1891.[3]
Engineering and Architecture
[edit]Hooper designed foundries and industrial plants during much of his career. Nelson Valve Company[4] and Otis Elevator Company were noted clients.[5] He worked with architect Louis Sullivan on an addition to the Crane Company factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut and other projects.[6][7]
In 1910 Hooper designed a 10-story building for the Adams Express Company, but the building was never constructed.[8]
Military service
[edit]Hooper was president of Hooper-Faulkenau Engineering Company, and toward the end of World War I both he and Arthur Falkenau joined the US Army. Lt. Col. Hooper was in charge of tank, track, truck, and trailer production. He resumed his duties at Hooper-Faulkenau in 1919.[9]
Pasadena
[edit]In the mid-1920s, Hooper moved to Pasadena, California to work as a civil engineer for the city. He became City Engineer in 1929.[10]
Hooper died February 9, 1939.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Pope, Charles Henry; Hooper, Thomas B. (1908). Hooper Genealogy. Boston: Charles H. Pope, Colonial Press. pp. 212, 222.
- ^ Crowley, John C.; Peabody, Lucia M.; Davis, James C. (1884). Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Boston 1883. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers. p. 225.
- ^ Bulletin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Register of Former Students. Cambridge, Mass: MIT. May 1915. p. 249.
- ^ "Modern Factory Construction". The Western Architect. 18 (2). Minneapolis: Western Architect Inc.: 81 1912. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "New Construction". Industrial World. Pittsburgh: National Iron and Steel Publishing Co.: 919 August 1, 1910. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ Morrison, Hugh (2001). Louis Sullivan: Prophet of Modern Architecture. New York: Norton and Co. pp. 283, 360. ISBN 9780393321616.
- ^ "Development of Crane Valve Co. Plant". The Valve World. 11 (1). Chicago: Crane Company: 107. January 1914. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "New Adams Express Building". Industrial World. Pittsburgh: National Iron and Steel Publishing Co.: 1341 November 7, 1910. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Personal". Engineering World. 11 (1). Chicago: International Trade Press: 69. March 1, 1919. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Personals", Architect and Engineer: 109, August 1929
- ^ "HOOPER-George Kennard Hooper". The New York Times. New York. February 10, 1939.