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Other Notable Buildings include: |
Other Notable Buildings include: |
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* Albany Academy Building (now Board of Education Bldg.), North Dutch Reformed Church (1797) |
* Albany Academy Building (now Board of Education Bldg.), North Dutch Reformed Church (1797) |
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* New York State Arsenal (1799), |
* New York State Arsenal (1799), |
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* St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802), |
* St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802), |
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* New York State Bank (1803), |
* New York State Bank (1803), |
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* Early New York State Capitol Building (1806), |
* Early New York State Capitol Building (1806), |
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* Bank of Albany (1809), |
* Bank of Albany (1809), |
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* Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811), |
* Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811), |
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* [[Aiken House (Rensselaer, New York)|Aiken House]], [[Rensselaer, New York]] (1816)<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> |
* [[Aiken House (Rensselaer, New York)|Aiken House]], [[Rensselaer, New York]] (1816)<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> |
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* [[Hart-Cluett Mansion]] (1827), in [[Troy, NY]] |
* [[Hart-Cluett Mansion]] (1827), in [[Troy, NY]] |
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* [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy, |
* [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy, New York)]], (1828), |
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* St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829), |
* St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829), |
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* [[Albany City Hall]] (1832), |
* [[Albany City Hall]] (1832), |
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He also designed many private residences for wealthy Albanians including the Van Rensselaers, Cornings, Pruyn's, Lansings, William James and others. One mansion, built for Samuel Hill, is now the Fort Orange Club at 110 Washington Avenue. |
He also designed many private residences for wealthy Albanians including the Van Rensselaers, Cornings, Pruyn's, Lansings, William James and others. One mansion, built for Samuel Hill, is now the Fort Orange Club at 110 Washington Avenue. |
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He was also a politician and a member of the "[[Albany Regency]]."<ref name="hhi"/> |
He was also a politician and a member of the "[[Albany Regency]]."<ref name="hhi"/> |
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He was originally buried in the State Street Burial Grounds in Albany; his body was reinterred in the 1860s at the [[Albany Rural Cemetery]], in lot 12, section 49, in [[Menands, New York]].<ref name="ARC">[http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Notable.html Albany Rural Cemetery, Notable People] Accessed September 1, 2010 |
He was originally buried in the State Street Burial Grounds in Albany; his body was reinterred in the 1860s at the [[Albany Rural Cemetery]], in lot 12, section 49, in [[Menands, New York]].<ref name="ARC">[http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Notable.html Albany Rural Cemetery, Notable People] Accessed September 1, 2010</ref>[[File:Philip Hooker Grave.jpg|thumb|220px|Right |alt=Philip Hooker Grave Site|Philip Hooker Grave Site, "Died Jan. 31st, 1836, Aged 69 Yrs. 3 Mons. 6 Days, In Full Hope of A Blessed Eternity"]] |
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Two monographs have been written on Hooker's work: |
Two monographs have been written on Hooker's work: |
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Revision as of 23:36, 12 April 2011
Philip Hooker | |
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| Born | October, 28, 1766 |
| Died | January, 31, 1836 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Hyde Hall, Albany City Hall, Hart-Cluett Mansion |
Philip Hooker was at one time the leading architect of New York State outside of New York City. He designed Hyde Hall, the facade of the Hamilton College Chapel, The Albany Academy, Albany City Hall, Hart-Cluett Mansion and the original New York State Capitol building.[1] He is believed to have designed the Gen. John G. Weaver House at Utica, New York.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]
Philip Hooker, was born on October 28, 1766, in the town of Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the first son of Samuel Hooker, and Rachel Hines.
An existing National Register of Historic Places building that he designed, with John H. Lothrop, is:
- Hamilton College Chapel on the Hamilton College campus.
Two other National Register of Historic Places that are also National Historic Landmarks which he designed are:
- Hyde Hall, at Otsego Lake,and
- Roscoe Conkling House, in Utica, New York
Other Notable Buildings include:
- Albany Academy Building (now Board of Education Bldg.), North Dutch Reformed Church (1797)
- New York State Arsenal (1799),
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802),
- New York State Bank (1803),
- Early New York State Capitol Building (1806),
- Bank of Albany (1809),
- Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811),
- First Church in Albany (Reformed), Albany, NY (1811)
- Aiken House, Rensselaer, New York (1816)[3]
- Hart-Cluett Mansion (1827), in Troy, NY
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy, New York), (1828),
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829),
- Albany City Hall (1832),
He also designed many private residences for wealthy Albanians including the Van Rensselaers, Cornings, Pruyn's, Lansings, William James and others. One mansion, built for Samuel Hill, is now the Fort Orange Club at 110 Washington Avenue.
He was also a politician and a member of the "Albany Regency."[1]
He was originally buried in the State Street Burial Grounds in Albany; his body was reinterred in the 1860s at the Albany Rural Cemetery, in lot 12, section 49, in Menands, New York.[4]
Two monographs have been written on Hooker's work:
Edward W. Root. Philip Hooker: A Contribution to the Study of the Rensaissance in America (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons), 1929. Douglas G. Bucher and Walter Richard Wheeler. A Neat Plain Modern Stile: Philip Hooker and His Contemporaries, 1796-1836 (Amherst, Mass.:University Of Massachusetts Press), 1993.
References
- ^ a b "Hyde Hall—History and Architecture (click on History and Architecture)". Hyde Hall, Inc.
- ^ Nancy L. Todd (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gen. John G. Weaver House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Albany Rural Cemetery, Notable People Accessed September 1, 2010
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