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He Didn't Just Watch

Record #:
12573
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Abstract:
Occupying his first office in the Beauford Hotel, on the corner of Fourth and Tryon Streets in Charlotte, Charles C. Hook began his career as an enthusiastic architect for hire on 4 July 1892. Hook's son, Walter, was worked in the same trade, either leading or assisting with several projects statewide, including work on at least 250 different hospitals. In addition, Walter Hook designed several schools in Charlotte and Johnston County, as well as the Gastonia Post office, the Charlotte YMCA, the Charlotte Municipal Airport Terminal, and the North Carolina National Bank Building. Inspired by the works of Eliel Saarinen, a Finnish architect, Hook served as a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, and has held the most offices in the same North Carolina chapter of the organization.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 2, June 1962, p11, 18, il, por