Philip Hooker

Philip Hooker (October 28, 1766 – January 31, 1836) was an American architect from Albany, New York, known for 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.

Notable buildings 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

Others: New York State Arsenal (1799; razed) St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1802; razed 1859) New York State Bank (1803; portions of front elevation survive) Bank of Albany (1809; rzed) Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1811; portions reused in receiving vault, Glenmont) Aiken House, Rensselaer, New York (1816) St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1829; razed) Albany City Hall (1832, destroyed by fire in 1880)

Private residences He also designed many private residences for wealthy Albanians including the Van Rensselaers, Cornings, Pruyns, Lansings, William James and others. One mansion attributed to him and built for Samuel Hill, is now the Fort Orange Club at 110 Washington Avenue.

He was also a politician and a member of the "Albany Regency."

Neither of his marriages produced children, therefore his estate was left to his widow upon his death on January 31, 1836.