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Omaha, Nebraska, 1890-1891; Galveston, Texas, 1892-1899; Houston, Texas, 1900-1920

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D.B.A. H. C. Cooke, architect; H. C. Cooke & Co., Architects


Henry Collier Cooke was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, April 22, 1852 and died in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas, May 17, 1920.[1] He immigrated to the U. S. in about 1890 with his wife Elizabeth and their three sons and a daughter.[2] "Harry [sic] C." Cooke was listed in the 1890 Omaha directory as a resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa, employed in the office of architect F. M. Ellis of Omaha.[3]

Maxon, Bourgeois & Cooke was a short-lived architectural firm that practiced in Omaha, Nebraska. By August 11, 1890, H. C. Cooke was added to the advertisements, with the same Omaha and Council Bluffs offices.[6]

In 1900 the family resided in Navarro, Texas; in 1910 and 1920 Henry lived in Houston, Texas.[2][4][5]

This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Omaha, Nebraska, 1890

Educational & Professional Associations

Buildings & Projects

Proposal (unsuccessful) for high school (1890), Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][a]

Sweesy Block (1890), Sixteenth and Jackson Streets, Omaha, Nebraska.[4][b]

Designs and specifications for "a Three Story Hotel, Bank and Three Stores, Twelve Two Story Residences, a Church and School combined, a Depot and a Wooden Ware Factory" (1892), North Galveston, Texas.[7]

Notes

a. Cooke's date of immigration is unclear. The 1920 U. S. Census lists 1888; while the 1900 and 1910 censuses name 1890 as his date of arrival. A "Cook Harry, architect" was listed in the 1889 City directory for Council Bluffs, Iowa, and by 1890 the Omaha city directory listed Cooke, Harry C. as a resident of Council Bluffs, in the office of Omaha architect F. M. Ellis.

b. In March 1890, Maxon & Bourgeois were listed among a dozen architectural practices which offered designs for a high school to the Lincoln, Nebraska Board of Education. The other proposals came from Fowler & Beindorff of Omaha; Seymour Davis of Topeka; F. M. Ellis of Omaha; Frank, Bailey & Farmer of Kearney; William Gray & O. H. Placey of Lincoln; Pallister & Co. of New York; and R. C. Kerr & Co. of Rock Island. Ferdinand Fiske of Lincoln and Craddock & Hay of Lincoln were mentioned as having plans in preparation "and were given further time to complete the plans." The design of "Maxon, of Council Bluffs" was named among the half-dozen chosen for further consideration, but ultimately none of the plans advanced to construction.[2]

b. The Sweesy Block was described in July 1890 as "It will be 88x63 and five stories high. It will cost about $50,000."[4]

References

1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line], s. v. "Henry C. Cooke" & "architect." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

2. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line], s. v. "Henry C. Cooke" & architect & spouse "Elizabeth." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

3. Omaha City Directory, 1890, listed "Cooke Harry [sic] C (F M Ellis & Co) res C B Ia."

4. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line], s. v. "H. C. Cook" & "architect." Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

5. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line], s. v. "Henry C. Cooke" & architect. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

6. "Maxon, Bourgeois & Cooke," Omaha (Nebraska) Daily Bee (August 11, 1890), 6.

7. "To Contractors" (call for separate bids on several buildings), Galveston (Texas) Daily News (June 6, 1892), 3.


Page Citation

E. F. Zimmer & D. Murphy, “Henry Collier Cooke (1852-1920), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, July 13, 2020. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 28, 2024.


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