Philip Hooker
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| Philip Hooker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Philip Hooker |
| Birth date | 1766 |
| Birth place | |
| Date of death | 1836 |
| Work | |
| Significant buildings | Hyde Hall, Albany City Hall |
Philip Hooker was at one time the leading architect of central New York State. He designed Hyde Hall, the facade of the Hamilton College Chapel, Albany Academy, Albany City Hall, and the original New York State Capitol building.[1]
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 NRHPs that are also National Historic Landmarks which he designed are:
- Hyde Hall, at Otsego Lake and
- Roscoe Conkling House, in Utica, New York.
He was also a politician and a member of the "Albany Regency."[1]
He was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery, in Menands, New York.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hyde Hall—History and Architecture (click on History and Architecture). Hyde Hall, Inc..
- ^ Find-a-grave
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