Leonard A. Cooke.
Listed by the State Board of Architecture from 1923. 3 houses on record, 3 standing.
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Cooke, Leonard A., certificate B 1130, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 70). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1923 and 1926 list him. The documents behind this record name him as the architect of 3 houses in Pasadena, built from 1911 to 1913; for all of them, the Los Angeles County Assessor's record at the same address confirms the house standing.
Every house on record.
Standing houses first, then the rest, each with the name as the documents print it, the builder and the first family where a document names them, and every document behind it.
| House | Built | Style | Named in the documents as | Built by | First family | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 La Loma Road Pasadena Lower Arroyo Seco | 1911 county year 1901 | Arts and Crafts home | Leonard A. Cooke and Garrett B. Van Pelt Cooke, Leonard A. | Will A. Taylor | Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District, National Register..., p. 20 Standing | |
| 640 La Loma Road Pasadena Lower Arroyo Seco | 1911 county year 1912 | Swiss Chalet Craftsman home | Leonard A. Cooke Cooke, Leonard | Carl G. Wopschall | Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District, National Register..., p. 24 Standing | |
| 282 Markham Place Pasadena Markham Place | 1913 | English Revival home | Leonard A. Cooke | Markham Place Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 13 Standing |
When was Leonard A. Cooke licensed?
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Cooke, Leonard A., certificate B 1130, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 70). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1923 and 1926 list him.
Where are Leonard A. Cooke's houses?
The houses the documents credit to him are in Pasadena (3, all standing). On the Who Built pages, 2 are in Lower Arroyo Seco and 1 is in Markham Place.
Which of Leonard A. Cooke's houses are still standing?
The county's record at the same address confirms all 3 standing: 475 La Loma Road, Pasadena, 640 La Loma Road, Pasadena and 282 Markham Place, Pasadena.
Who can tell me if Leonard A. Cooke designed my house?
I can check. I'm Greg Anderson of Arroyo Casa. Send me the address and I'll tell you whether a document behind this record names Leonard A. Cooke as its architect, and which document says so.
Where each fact comes from.
The license entries:
- State Board of Architectural Examiners, 1961 roster, numbered list, p. 70
- Seventh Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1923, p. 14
- Eighth Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1926, p. 24
The house documents, each linked from its row above. A building notice is cited by its date; the notices are described on the main page.
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