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(1897–1957)
Born in Raleigh NC, Cooper was self-taught in architecture and engineering. He worked for James Salter from 1914-1917, left to work for the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, then returned to the same firm to work with Salter and G. Murray Nelson. When Salter left, Cooper became a partner as Cooper and Nelson and designed the State Agriculture Building in Raleigh. In 1944, he partnered with Ross Shumaker who was campus architect at NCSU. He was also a partner with Robert B. Lyons in the mid-1950s. Cooper designed the Beth Meyer Synagogue on St. Mary's Street in 1951, one of the first houses of worship in Raleigh with Modernist design. He was President of AIANC in 1952 and designed many buildings around Raleigh, including Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and various buildings at NC State. Towards the end of his career, Cooper partnered with Albert Haskins and Richard Rice to form Cooper Haskins and Rice.
Sources include: Peter Rumsey; History of The North Carolina Chapter of the AIA 1913-1998: An Architectural Heritage by C. David Jackson and Charlotte V. Brown; Houses by Coffey (1940).
