George K. Hooper

George Kennard Hooper
Born (1868-07-01)July 1, 1868
Boston
Died February 9, 1939(1939-02-09) (aged 70)
Pasadena, California
Occupation 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

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

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

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

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

  1. ↑ Pope, Charles Henry; Hooper, Thomas B. (1908). Hooper Genealogy. Boston: Charles H. Pope, Colonial Press. pp. 212, 222.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Bulletin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Register of Former Students. Cambridge, Mass: MIT. May 1915. p. 249.
  4. ↑ "Modern Factory Construction". The Western Architect (Minneapolis: Western Architect Inc.) 18 (2): 81. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "New Construction". Industrial World (Pittsburgh: National Iron and Steel Publishing Co.): 919. August 1, 1910. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Morrison, Hugh (2001). Louis Sullivan: Prophet of Modern Architecture. New York: Norton and Co. pp. 283, 360. ISBN 9780393321616.
  7. ↑ "Development of Crane Valve Co. Plant". The Valve World (Chicago: Crane Company) 11 (1): 107. January 1914. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "New Adams Express Building". Industrial World (Pittsburgh: National Iron and Steel Publishing Co.): 1341. November 7, 1910. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Personal". Engineering World (Chicago: International Trade Press) 11 (1): 69. March 1, 1919. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Personals", Architect and Engineer, August 1929: 109
  11. ↑ "HOOPER-George Kennard Hooper". The New York Times (New York: New York Times Co.). February 10, 1939.
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