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{{short description|American architect}}
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'''Philip Hooker''' (October 28, 1766 – January 31, 1836) was an American [[architect]] from [[Albany, New York]], known for [[Hyde Hall]], the facade of the [[Hamilton College Chapel]], [[The Albany Academy]], [[Albany City Hall]], and the original [[New York State Capitol]] building.<ref name="hhi"/>


==Early life==
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'''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.<ref name="hhi">{{cite web|url=http://www.hydehall.org |title=Hyde Hall&mdash;History and Architecture (click on History and Architecture)|publisher=Hyde Hall, Inc.}}</ref> He is believed to have designed the [[Gen. John G. Weaver House]] at [[Rome, New York]].<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6107|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gen. John G. Weaver House|date=September 1989|accessdate=2010-01-08 |author=Nancy L. Todd|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}}</ref> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2009-03-13|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
Hooker was born on October 28, 1766, to Samuel Hooker (1745–1832) and Rachel Hinds, the eldest of at least six children. His father is said to have brought his family to live in Albany in 1772 from Massachusetts.<ref name="Bielinski"/>


==Career==
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.
[[File:Hyde Hall 01.JPG|thumb|right|[[Hyde Hall]]]][[File:Albany City Hall 1832.png|thumb|right|Albany City Hall]][[File:Albany Academy 1907.jpg|thumb|right|Albany Academy]]
In the New York City directories of 1792 and 1793, he was listed as a "house carpenter" where he likely learned architecture from European architects and engineers who were working in the City. Hooker assembled a library during this period and when his parents and the rest of his family moved to Utica in 1797, he stayed behind in Albany.<ref name="Bielinski"/>


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He became a prominent member of Albany serving as [[History of Albany, New York (1784–1860)|alderman assessor]], city architect, [[History of Albany, New York (1784–1860)|city superintendent]], and city surveyor.<ref name="Bielinski"/> During his career, he designed [[Hyde Hall]], the facade of the [[Hamilton College Chapel]], [[The Albany Academy]], [[Albany City Hall]], and the original [[New York State Capitol]] building.<ref name="hhi">{{cite web|url=http://www.hydehall.org |title=Hyde Hall&mdash;History and Architecture (click on History and Architecture)|publisher=Hyde Hall, Inc.}}</ref> He is believed to have designed the [[Gen. John G. Weaver House]] at [[Utica, New York]].<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6107|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gen. John G. Weaver House|date=September 1989|accessdate=2010-01-08|author=Nancy L. Todd|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234721/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6107|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

===Notable buildings===
An existing National Register of Historic Places building that he designed, with [[John H. Lothrop]], is:
An existing National Register of Historic Places building that he designed, with [[John H. Lothrop]], is:
*[[Hamilton College Chapel]] on the [[Hamilton College]] campus.
*[[Hamilton College Chapel]] on the [[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]] campus.


Two other [[National Register of Historic Places]] that are also [[National Historic Landmark]]s which he designed are:
Two other National Register of Historic Places that are also [[National Historic Landmark]]s which he designed are:
*[[Hyde Hall]], at [[Otsego Lake]],and
*[[Hyde Hall]], at [[Otsego Lake (New York)|Otsego Lake]]
*[[Roscoe Conkling House]], in [[Utica, New York]]
*[[Roscoe Conkling House]], in [[Utica, New York]]


Others:
Other Notable Buildings include:
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* New York State Arsenal (1799; razed)
* Albany Academy Building (now Board of Education Bldg.), North Dutch Reformed Church (1797)
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* St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802; razed 1859)
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* New York State Arsenal (1799),
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* New York State Bank (1803; portions of front elevation survive)
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* St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802),
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* Bank of Albany (1809; rzed)
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* New York State Bank (1803),
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* Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811; portions reused in receiving vault, Glenmont)
* Early New York State Capitol Building (1806),
* [[Aiken House (Rensselaer, New York)|Aiken House]], [[Rensselaer, New York]] (1816)<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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* Bank of Albany (1809),
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* St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829; razed)
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* Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811),
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* [[Albany City Hall]] (1832, destroyed by fire in 1880)
* [[First Church in Albany (Reformed)]], Albany, NY (1811)
* [[Hart-Cluett Mansion]] (1827), in [[Troy, NY]]
* [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy,_New_York)]], (1828),
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* St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829),
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* [[Albany City Hall]] (1832),


===Private residences===
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 Rensselaer family|Van Rensselaers]], [[Erastus Corning|Cornings]], [[Casparus F. Pruyn House|Pruyns]], [[John Lansing Jr.|Lansings]], [[Henry James Sr.|William James]] and others. One mansion attributed to him and 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]]."<ref name="hhi"/>
He was also a politician and a member of the "[[Albany Regency]]."<ref name="hhi"/>


===Monographs===
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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 </ref>

Two monographs have been written on Hooker's work:
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.
*Edward W. Root. ''Philip Hooker: A Contribution to the Study of the Renaissance 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.
*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.

==Personal life==
[[File:Philip Hooker's 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"]]His first wife, Mary, died in 1812 at the age of 39. In 1814, he married Sarah Monk (c. 1780/90–1858) at the Albany Lutheran church. Sara was the daughter of Christopher Monk.<ref name="Bielinski">{{cite web|last1=Bielinski|first1=Stefan|title=Philip Hooker|url=http://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov//albany/bios/h/phhooker.html|website=exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov|publisher=[[New York State Museum]]|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>

Neither of his marriages produced children, therefore his estate was left to his widow upon his death on January 31, 1836.<ref name="Bielinski"/> His will indicated that "Sarah, who has by her industry and frugality assisted me in an essential manner to acquire what I possess, the whole of my estate of every kind and description whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be, which I may own, be in possession of or be entitled to at the time of my decease; to be and remain her sole property so long as she remains a widow..."<ref name="Bielinski"/>

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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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724232149/http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Notable.html |date=2011-07-24 }} Accessed September 1, 2010</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1320 Philip Hooker, at Find-a-grave]
*[http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/h/phhooker.html Philip Hooker Biography]

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Philip Hooker
BornOctober 28, 1766
Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 31, 1836(1836-01-31) (aged 69)
Albany, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsHyde Hall
Albany City Hall
Albany Academy
North Dutch Reformed Church
Hamilton College Chapel
William Alexander house
New York State Capitol

Philip Hooker (October 28, 1766 – January 31, 1836) was an American architect from Albany, New York, known for Hyde Hall, the facade of the Hamilton College Chapel, The Albany Academy, Albany City Hall, and the original New York State Capitol building.[1]

Early life[edit]

Hooker was born on October 28, 1766, to Samuel Hooker (1745–1832) and Rachel Hinds, the eldest of at least six children. His father is said to have brought his family to live in Albany in 1772 from Massachusetts.[2]

Career[edit]

Hyde Hall
Albany City Hall
Albany Academy

In the New York City directories of 1792 and 1793, he was listed as a "house carpenter" where he likely learned architecture from European architects and engineers who were working in the City. Hooker assembled a library during this period and when his parents and the rest of his family moved to Utica in 1797, he stayed behind in Albany.[2]

He became a prominent member of Albany serving as alderman assessor, city architect, city superintendent, and city surveyor.[2] During his career, he designed Hyde Hall, the facade of the Hamilton College Chapel, The Albany Academy, Albany City Hall, 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.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[4]

Notable buildings[edit]

An existing National Register of Historic Places building that he designed, with John H. Lothrop, is:

Two other National Register of Historic Places that are also National Historic Landmarks which he designed are:

Others:

  • New York State Arsenal (1799; razed)
  • St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802; razed 1859)
  • New York State Bank (1803; portions of front elevation survive)
  • Bank of Albany (1809; rzed)
  • Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811; portions reused in receiving vault, Glenmont)
  • Aiken House, Rensselaer, New York (1816)[4]
  • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829; razed)
  • Albany City Hall (1832, destroyed by fire in 1880)

Private residences[edit]

He also designed many private residences for wealthy Albanians including the Van Rensselaers, Cornings, Pruyns, Lansings, William James and others. One mansion attributed to him and 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]

Monographs[edit]

Two monographs have been written on Hooker's work:

  • Edward W. Root. Philip Hooker: A Contribution to the Study of the Renaissance 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.

Personal life[edit]

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"

His first wife, Mary, died in 1812 at the age of 39. In 1814, he married Sarah Monk (c. 1780/90–1858) at the Albany Lutheran church. Sara was the daughter of Christopher Monk.[2]

Neither of his marriages produced children, therefore his estate was left to his widow upon his death on January 31, 1836.[2] His will indicated that "Sarah, who has by her industry and frugality assisted me in an essential manner to acquire what I possess, the whole of my estate of every kind and description whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be, which I may own, be in possession of or be entitled to at the time of my decease; to be and remain her sole property so long as she remains a widow..."[2]

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.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Hyde Hall—History and Architecture (click on History and Architecture)". Hyde Hall, Inc.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Bielinski, Stefan. "Philip Hooker". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  4. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Albany Rural Cemetery, Notable People Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Accessed September 1, 2010

External links[edit]

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