Collection: FreemanWhite Associates drawings

Overview

Architectural drawings, dated 3/6/1928, for a city-owned garage designed by Charles Christian Hook, the founder of FreemanWhite and Charlotte's first professional architect, and for an addition to the city's Health Department building by his son, Walter Hook, dated March 1948.

Dates

1928 - 1948

Creator

FreemanWhite, Inc (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Biographical / Historical

One of the first leaders in the state's early 20th century architectural profession, Charles Christian Hook (February 18, 1870 - September 17, 1938) moved to Charlotte as a young man in 1890 and practiced in the Charlotte for the rest of his career. He was Charlotte's first fulltime professional architect, and one of the most prolific architects in the state in the early 20th century.

Source: North Carolina Architects and Builders: http://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/people/P000211