HOOPER, John Simpson (1875-1940), son of Samuel Hooper, was born in London, Ont. on 24 April 1875 and likely trained under his father in Winnipeg, Man. When his father was appointed as Provincial Architect for Manitoba in June 1904, John S. opened his own office in Winnipeg in partnership with Charles H. Walker, as Hooper & Walker, Architects. When his father died in October 1911 John S. continued his father's practice, at first under the former name of Hooper & Hooper, and in 1913-14 in partnership with William T. Davis. During WWI he supervised the family marble business and later took a position with the Building Dept. of the City of Winnipeg. In 1922 he applied to renew his membership in the Manitoba Assoc. of Architects, but no references to his work from this period have been found. In 1939 he was active in Edmonton supervising the construction of the new T. Eaton Co. Department Store block for the Winnipeg firm of Northwood & Chivers (inf. Manitoba Assoc. of Architects). Hooper died at Red Deer, Alberta on 7 August 1940 (obit. Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 8 Aug. 1940, 3; Free Press [Winnipeg], 9 Aug. 1940, 2; obit. Red Deer Advocate, 14 Aug. 1940, 7).
HOOPER & WALKER (works in Winnipeg unless noted)
FORT ROUGE, residence for Robert C. MacDonald, Amherst Street, in Crescentwood, 1905 (Winnipeg Tribune, 21 March 1905, 1; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 15 April 1905, Section Two, p. 6; descrip.; and 28 April 1905, 2, illus. & descrip.; and 30 Oct. 1905, 28, descrip.)
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, incorporating the present church which is to be converted into a Sunday School, 1905 (Manitoba Morning Free Press [Winnipeg], 1 April 1905, 20)
NORTH KILDONAN, a residence on the farm of W.G. Scott, 1905 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 26 April 1905, Section Two, p. 3)
ISABEL STREET, a 3 storey tenement with 3 flats, for Mrs. Johnson, 1905 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 26 April 1905, Section Two, p. 3)
STRADBROOKE PLACE, residence for Henry P. Hansen, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 28 June 1905, 4)
BRICKLAYER'S & MASON'S INTERNATIONAL UNION, a renovation and rebuilding of the old Hoover Block, 1905 (Winnipeg Tribune, 18 March 1905, 15, t.c.; and 21 March 1905, 1, descrip.)
ST. CHARLES, MAN., St. Charles Roman Catholic Church, for Rev. Thibeaudeau, 1905; burned 1928 (Winnipeg Tribune, 21 March 1905, 1, descrip.; and 29 April 1905, Section Two, p. 9, illus. & descrip.; and 19 Aug. 1905, 2, descrip.; C.R., xvi, 19 April 1905, 6, t.c.; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 29 April 1905, 9, illus. & descrip.; Northwest Review [Winnipeg], 2 Sept. 1905, 4)
REGINA, SASK., St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Winnipeg Street, 1905 (The Daily Leader Inaugural Number [Regina], 1 Sept. 1905, 8, illus.)
MARSHALL WELLS WAREHOUSE, Market Street East at Rorie Street, additions, 1905, and 1906 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 23 Sept. 1905, 11; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 22 March 1906, 5, illus.; and 17 April 1906, 13, descrip.; and 6 Dec. 1906, 37, descrip.; Winnipeg, 1987-The Year Past, 1989, 41-2, illus.)
AVOCA APARTMENTS, Sargent Avenue at Kennedy Street, 1905; demol. 1983 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 30 Oct. 1905, 24, illus. & descrip.; Winnipeg, 1983-The Year Past, 1984, 57, illus.)
ENOS H. BRIGGS & CO., Henry Avenue at Tecumseh Street, factory, 1905-06 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 12 Aug. 1905, 19, illus.; 5 March 1906, 7, illus.; C.R., xvi, 28 Feb. 1906, 6, t.c.)
QUEEN'S HOTEL, Portage Avenue at Albert Street, 1905 (Winnipeg Tribune, 23 Sept. 1905, 11)
TACHE STREET, residence for W.J. McMaster, 1905 (Winnipeg Tribune, 23 Sept. 1905, 11)
STRADBROOKE PLACE, residence for H.P. Hansen, 1905 (Winnipeg Tribune, 23 Sept. 1905, 11)
CRESCENTWOOD, residence for James Scott, 1906 (Winnipeg Tribune, 20 Feb. 1906, 4)
ST. MARY'S CEMETERY, chapel and morgue, 1906; stone and iron entrance gateway, 1906 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg],25 April 1906, 5)
TREHERNE, MAN., Presbyterian Church, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 30 May 1906, 4)
ICELANDIC GOOD TEMPLARS HALL, Sargent Avenue near Agnes Street, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 27 June 1906, 4, t.c.)
TREHERNE, MAN., Public School, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 18 July 1906, 2, t.c.)
ST. JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHANAGE, Portage Avenue, 1906; addition 1908; demol. 1979 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 30 June 1906, 10, illus. & descrip.; and 6 Dec. 1906, 50, illus. & descrip.; and 22 Feb. 1908, 20; Winnipeg, 1979-The Year Past, 43, illus.)
ST. BONIFACE PUBLIC SCHOOL, St. Joseph Street, 1906 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 20 Oct. 1906, 5, illus. & descrip.; and 6 Dec. 1906, 46, descrip.)
TRADE UNION HALL, James Avenue at Louise Street, 1906 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 6 Dec. 1906, 46, descrip.)
BARDAL BLOCK, Nena Street at William Avenue, 1906 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 6 Dec. 1906, 40, descrip.)
OSBORNE STREET, near River Avenue, stores and apartments for R.P. Roblin, 1906 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 6 Dec. 1906, 38, 40, descrip.)
ADELAIDE APARTMENT BLOCK, Osborne Street, 1906 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 6 Dec. 1906, 55)
ST. JUDE'S ANGLICAN MISSION CHURCH, Home Street at Wellington Avenue, 1906 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 6 Dec. 1906, 53)
NORWOOD, a Public School, Joseph Street at Eugene Street, 1907 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 8 June 1907, 15, descrip.)
LOMBARD STREET, warehouse for Thomas Black, 1907 (C.R., xviii, 10 July 1907, 6, t.c.; Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 29 June 1907, 29, descrip.; Building Progress Number, 21 Nov. 1907, 20-21, illus. & descrip.)
IMPERIAL THEATRE, Notre Dame Avenue at Princess Street, 1907-08 (Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 29 Nov. 1907, 5, descrip.)
ROSLYN ROAD, near Evergreen Place, residence for Hon. Robert Rogers, c. 1908 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 11 April 1908, 12; Const., iii, Dec. 1909, 68, 71, illus. & descrip.)
WINNIPEG BEACH., MAN., hotel for E. Windebank, 1908 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 28 March 1908, 23, illus. & deecrip.)
CAUCHON STREET, Fort Rouge, residence for George Maxwell, 1908 (C.R., xix, 15 April 1908, 21, t.c.)
HOOPER & HOOPER (works in Winnipeg)
WINNIPEG GARAGE CO., Edmonton Street, garage, 1912 (Winnipeg b.p. 1204, 1912)
WELLINGTON CRESCENT, apartment block for T. Sharpe, 1912 (Winnipeg b.p. 1689, 1912)
PANAMA COURT APARTMENTS, Dorchester Avenue, 1912 (Winnipeg b.p. 1715, 30 May 1912; Manitoba Free Press, 19 April 1913, 13, illus. & descrip.)
WELLINGTON CRESCENT, apartment block for F. Frankel, 1912 (Winnipeg b.p. 3017, 1912)
HOTEL ALBERT, Albert Street near Dingwall Street, 1912 (Winnipeg Telegram, 7 May 1912, 15, illus. & descrip.)
HOOPER & DAVIS (works in Winnipeg)
LIPTON STREET, apartment block for West End Realty Co., 1913 (Winnipeg b.p. 842, 1913)
RIVERA COURT APARTMENTS, Cathedral Avenue, for W.E. Toshack, 1914 (Winnipeg b.p. 289, 16 March 1914)
PUBLIC PRESS LTD., Sherbrook Street, major addition, 1914 (Manitoba Free Press [Winnipeg], 4 April 1914, 2, t.c.)
HARGRAVE STREET, apartment block for A. Johnson, 1914 (Winnipeg b.p. 460, 1914)
CORYDON AVENUE, apartment block for Fort Rouge Investment Co., 1914 (Winnipeg b.p. 1361, 1914)