John Montgomery Cooper
John Montgomery Cooper (1885–1954) was an American architect known for his work in and around Los Angeles, California. The city of Santa Monica considers him "a successful local architect with an accomplished career.. [that] did not reach the level of Master Architect."
Also recorded as John M. Cooper
John Montgomery Cooper
Gary Minnaert (Minnaert)) · Public domain
- Name
- John M.
- Education
- Yale University
- Born
- 11 July 1883
- Birthplace
- Ohio
- Died
- 27 May 1950
- Place of death
- Los Angeles County, California
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
John Montgomery Cooper (1885–1954) was an American architect known for his work in and around Los Angeles, California. The city of Santa Monica considers him "a successful local architect with an accomplished career.. [that] did not reach the level of Master Architect."
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for John Montgomery Cooper. 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 · Q124962905
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — John M. Cooper • Education — Yale University • Born — 11 July 1883 • Birthplace — Ohio • Died — 27 May 1950 • Place of death — Los Angeles County, California • Significant Buildings — Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel Roxie Theatre Wilshire Theatre • Illustration — Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel • Illustration — Roxie Theatre
Biography
Biography
John Cooper was born in Ohio on July 11, 1883, and died on May 27, 1950, in Los Angeles County, California. He graduated from Yale University.
Career
Career
John Cooper received his certificate to practice architecture in California in 1913. His practice was located in Long Beach. Cooper's notable works in southern California include: • Electric Corporation Building, Los Angeles, 1924 • Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, Los Angeles, 1929, contributing property in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District • Wilshire Theatre, Santa Monica, 1930, Santa Monica Historic Landmark No. 81 • Roxie Theatre, Los Angeles, 1932, Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument No. 526, contributing property in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District • Two dormitories, a library, and an administration building at George Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, 1937 • San Bernardino City Hall No. 3, San Bernardino, 1937–1938, demolished in 1969 Cooper also worked as an engineer on the Panama Canal.
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.
Ohio.
Birth place
Los Angeles County.
Death place
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority record
General reference
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 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Design
11,558 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- John MerrillDesigner
- John MicklethwaiteDesigner
- John MiddletonDesigner
- John MilneDesigner
- John More Dick PeddieDesigner
- John MorphettDesigner
- John MoutoussamyDesigner
- John Murray EastonDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by John Montgomery Cooper?
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.