George K. Hooper
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.
Also recorded as George Kennard Hooper
George K. Hooper
- Name
- George Kennard Hooper
- Born
- 1 July 1868
- Birthplace
- Boston
- Died
- 9 February 1939
- Place of death
- Pasadena, California
- Occupation
- Engineer, Architect
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
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.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
George K. Hooper (1868–1939) was an architect, of American nationality. The architect was born in Boston and died in Pasadena. George K. Hooper was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 26 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for George K. Hooper. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q17626827 · wikipedia · George K. Hooper
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — George Kennard Hooper • Born — 1 July 1868 • Birthplace — Boston • Died — 9 February 1939 • Place of death — Pasadena, California • Occupation — Engineer, Architect
Early life
Early life
Hooper was born in Boston on July 1, 1868. His father, George Kennard Hooper, was a local merchant. He was educated in Boston Public Schools, graduating from Dwight School in 1883. Hooper entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1887, graduating in mechanical engineering in the class of 1891.
Engineering and Architecture
Engineering and Architecture
Hooper designed foundries and industrial plants during much of his career. Nelson Valve Company and Otis Elevator Company were noted clients. He worked with architect Louis Sullivan on an addition to the Crane Company factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut and other projects. In 1910 Hooper designed a 10-story building for the Adams Express Company, but the building was never constructed.
Military service
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.
Pasadena
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. Hooper died February 9, 1939.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1868
George K. Hooper was born in 1868 at Boston.
1939
George K. Hooper died in 1939 at Pasadena.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Boston.
Birth place
Pasadena.
Death place
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Pope, Charles Henry. Hooper Genealogy. Charles H. Pope, Colonial Press. 212, 222. 1908.
- 2.Crowley, John C. Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Boston 1883. Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers. 225. 1884.
- 3.MIT. Bulletin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Register of Former Students. 249. May 1915.
- 4.Western Architect Inc. Modern Factory Construction. The Western Architect. 18. 2. 81. 1912.
- 5.National Iron and Steel Publishing Co. New Construction. Industrial World. 919. August 1, 1910.
- 6.Morrison, Hugh. Louis Sullivan: Prophet of Modern Architecture. Norton and Co. 283, 360. 2001. 9780393321616.
- 7.Crane Company. Development of Crane Valve Co. Plant. The Valve World. 11. 1. 107. January 1914.
- 8.National Iron and Steel Publishing Co. New Adams Express Building. Industrial World. 1341. November 7, 1910.
- 9.International Trade Press. Personal. Engineering World. 11. 1. 69. March 1, 1919.
- 10.Personals. Architect and Engineer. 109. August 1929.
- 11.HOOPER-George Kennard Hooper. The New York Times. February 10, 1939.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Design
11,558 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- George J. WimberlyDesigner
- George JackDesigner
- George James MillerDesigner
- George John VulliamyDesigner
- George KellerDesigner
- George KenyonDesigner
- George KesslerDesigner
- George KingstonDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by George K. Hooper?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.