Basil Bramston Hooper
Illustration — Basil Hooper in 1912, taken when he was a Roslyn Borough Councillor • Illustration — Ritchie House in Dunedin, built by Basil Hooper in 1914 Basil Bramston Hooper, ARIBA (17 April 1876–3 February 1960) was a New Zealand architect. He was born in Lahore, India on 17 April 1876. In 1896 Hooper was articled to the Dunedin architect James Louis Salmond for three years, leaving Salmond's office in December 1900.
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Basil Bramston Hooper
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- 1876
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- 1960
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- architect
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Illustration — Basil Hooper in 1912, taken when he was a Roslyn Borough Councillor • Illustration — Ritchie House in Dunedin, built by Basil Hooper in 1914 Basil Bramston Hooper, ARIBA (17 April 1876–3 February 1960) was a New Zealand architect. He was born in Lahore, India on 17 April 1876. In 1896 Hooper was articled to the Dunedin architect James Louis Salmond for three years, leaving Salmond's office in December 1900.
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Born in 1876, died in 1960.
Basil Bramston Hooper (1876–1960) was a New Zealand architect.
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- 1.Basil Bramston Hooper. Ian J. Lochhead.
- 2.Allen, Ralph. Motif and Beauty: the New Zealand Arts and Crafts Architecture of Basil Hooper. Harptree Press. 2000.
- 3.Hooper's earliest bungalow. Otago Daily Times. 2014-11-07.
- 4.Dungey, Kim. Hooper houses still impress. Otago Daily Times. 2015-07-03.
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