John M. Cooper (architect)
{{short description|American architect}}
{{about|the American architect|the English architect|John Henry Cooper|other John Coopers|John Cooper (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox architect
|name=John M. Cooper
|image=
|caption=
|nationality=
|birth_date={{birth date|1883|7|11}}
|birth_place=Ohio
|death_date={{death date and age|1950|5|27|1883|7|11}}
|death_place=Los Angeles County, California
|significant_buildings=Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel
Roxie Theatre
Wilshire Theatre
|significant_projects=
|spouse=
|awards=
|}}
File:KnickerbockerHotel Dec2006.jpg]]
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."{{Cite web |title=1314 Wilshire Boulevard, LC-07LM-005
|url=https://www.smgov.net/departments/pcd/agendas/Landmarks-Commission/2007/20071122/07LM-005%20%281314%20Wilshire%20Blvd%29%20Staff%20Report%20%28November%202007%29.pdf |publisher=City of Santa Monica |date=November 12, 2007 |language=en-US}}
Biography
John Cooper was born in Ohio on July 11, 1883, and died on May 27, 1950, in Los Angeles County, California.{{Cite web |title=John Montgomery Cooper (Architect) |url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/520/ |publisher=University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database |accessdate=October 11, 2024 |author=Alan Michelson |language=en-US}}
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{{Cite web |title=Historic Resource - Electric Corporation Building 1048 S Santee St
|url=https://historicplacesla.lacity.org/report/61386f18-9483-4a5e-a933-fdffe15562c3 |publisher=City of Los Angeles |date=August 19, 2016 |language=en-US}}
- Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, Los Angeles, 1929, contributing property in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/236d3254-47ee-4b31-9045-c2999cc465f2/ |publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service |date=April 4, 1985 |language=en-US}}
- Wilshire Theatre, Santa Monica, 1930, Santa Monica Historic Landmark #81{{Cite web |title=NuWilshire Theatre|url=https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/nuwilshire-theatre/ |publisher=Los Angeles Conservancy |accessdate=October 11, 2024 |language=en-US}}
- Roxie Theatre, Los Angeles, 1932, Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #526,{{cite web |title=Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) List |publisher=City of Los Angeles |date=April 6, 2024 |url=https://planning.lacity.gov/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical%20Cultural%20Monuments%20List.pdf}} contributing property in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District{{cite web|title=California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District|publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858983|date=May 9, 1979}}
- Two dormitories, a library, and an administration building at Pepperdine University, Malibu, 1937{{Cite web |title=Historic District - Pepperdine College Theatre|url=https://hpla.lacity.org/report/2dddf976-b349-4fa6-85bf-a5c609f29c0f |publisher=City of Los Angeles |date=January 4, 2012 |language=en-US}}
- San Bernardino City Hall #3, San Bernardino, 1937–1938, demolished in 1969{{Cite web |title=City of San Bernardino, City Hall #3, Carousel, San Bernardino, CA (1937-1938) demolished |url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/20404/ |publisher=University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database |accessdate=October 11, 2024 |author=Alan Michelson |language=en-US}}
See also
{{Portal|Architecture|Biography|California}}