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'''Philip Hooker''' was an American architect. 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 [[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]]}}</ref> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
'''Philip Hooker''' was an American [[architect]]. 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 [[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]]}}</ref> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>


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 (New York)|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 (New York)|Otsego Lake]],
*[[Hyde Hall]], at [[Otsego Lake (New York)|Otsego Lake]],
*[[Roscoe Conkling House]], in [[Utica, New York]],
*[[Roscoe Conkling House]], in [[Utica, New York]],


Other Notable Buildings include:
Other notable buildings include:
* North Dutch Reformed Church (1797)
* North Dutch Reformed Church (1797)
* New York State Arsenal (1799),
* New York State Arsenal (1799)
* St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802),
* St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802)
* New York State Bank (1803),
* New York State Bank (1803)
* Early New York State Capitol Building (1806),
* Early New York State Capitol Building (1806)
* Bank of Albany (1809),
* Bank of Albany (1809)
* Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811),
* Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811)
* Albany Academy Building (now [[Joseph Henry Memorial]]), 1815
* Albany Academy Building (now [[Joseph Henry Memorial]]), 1815
* [[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>
* [[Hart-Cluett Mansion]] (1827), in [[Troy, NY]]
* [[Hart-Cluett Mansion]] (1827), in [[Troy, NY]]
* [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy, New York)]], (1828),
* [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy, New York)]], (1828)
* St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829),
* St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829)
* [[Albany City Hall]] (1832, destroyed by fire in 1880),
* [[Albany City Hall]] (1832, destroyed by fire in 1880)


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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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.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:20, 29 September 2013

Philip Hooker
BornOctober 28, 1766
DiedJanuary 31, 1836(1836-01-31) (aged 69)
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsHyde Hall, Albany City Hall, Hart-Cluett Mansion

Philip Hooker was an American architect. 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]

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:

Other notable buildings include:

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]

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"

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Hyde Hall—History and Architecture (click on History and Architecture)". Hyde Hall, Inc.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Albany Rural Cemetery, Notable People Accessed September 1, 2010

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