Some Important Architects & Builders In Victoria History

Thomas Hooper (1859-1935)

Thomas Hooper (1859-1935) left a very significant legacy in Victoria’s architectural history. Thomas Hooper maintained his own architectural practice as well as a partnership with C. Elwood Watkins.

909, 911 and 913 Government Street, designed by architects Thomas Hooper and C. Elwood Watkins. Built in 1903.

909, 911 and 913 Government Street, designed by architects Thomas Hooper and C. Elwood Watkins. Built in 1903.

Here is a video about Thomas Hooper, presented by Donald Luxton at the Chilliwack Museum & Archives.

Here is a list of Thomas Hooper’s projects included on this website so far:

The Bedford Regency Hotel, 1140 Government Street, is in a building that was originally built by architect Thomas Hooper in 1910 for Hibben-Bone Stationers

The Bedford Regency Hotel, 1140 Government Street, is in a building that was originally built by architect Thomas Hooper in 1910 for Hibben-Bone Stationers

1130-1140 Government Street

Built in 1912 by Thomas Hooper for the firm of Hibben-Bone, which used it as a retail location for its own business and rented out office space on the upper floors.

Thomas Hooper moved his own office into this building.

It is now the Bedford Regency Hotel.

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1320-1324 Blanshard Street, originally built in 1912 by architect Thomas Hooper for Max Leiser, who used it for his Kaiserhof Hotel.

1320-1324 Blanshard Street, originally built in 1912 by architect Thomas Hooper for Max Leiser, who used it for his Kaiserhof Hotel.

1320-1324 Blanshard Street

Built in 1912-1913 by Thomas Hooper for Max Leiser, who opened it as the Kaiserhof Hotel.

It is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

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For more information on Thomas Hooper:

As one our of Recommended Books, we also recommend Building The West: The Early Architects of British Columbia, edited by Donald Luxton, as an excellent source of further information about Thomas Hooper, his partner C. Elwood Watkins and other early architects listed on this site.

Book cover, Building The West: Early Architects of British Columbia, edited by Donald Luxton

Book cover, Building The West: Early Architects of British Columbia, edited by Donald Luxton

Building The West: The Early Architects of British Columbia, edited by Donald Luxton

This is an excellent reference book for anyone interested in B.C. architectural history.

It has excellent chapters on Thomas Hooper and C. Elwood Watkins.

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