Philip Hooker

Who was Philip Hooker?

Philip Hooker was an American architect from Albany, New York. He designed Hyde Hall, the facade of the Hamilton College Chapel, The Albany Academy, Albany City Hall, and the original New York State Capitol building. He is believed to have designed the Gen. John G. Weaver House at Utica, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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 National Register of Historic Places that are also National Historic Landmarks which he designed are:

Hyde Hall, at Otsego Lake

Roscoe Conkling House, in Utica, New York

Other notable buildings include:

North Dutch Reformed Church

New York State Arsenal

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

New York State Bank

Early New York State Capitol Building

Bank of Albany

Mechanics and Farmers Bank

Albany Academy Building, 1815

Aiken House, Rensselaer, New York

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church