Harold Barnard Zook

Architect | 1920

Zook designed one home in San Diego County - a beautiful Rancho Santa Fe project in 1963 for a Hollywood producer and his wife.

Pratt Residence
Devol Residence photo by Julius Shulman is © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10).
Gwinn's Drive-In photo by Julius Shulman is © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10).

Harold B. Zook was born in Chicago on February 27, 1920 years before he lived and worked in Pasadena and Corona Del Mar.

Zook’s first job was drafting for his father, Chicago architect, R. Harold Zook (between 1937-40) while studying at Cornell (from which he graduated in 1941 with his Bachelor of Architecture). Zook then worked as a draftsman for Consoer, Townsend, and Quinlan, and Battey and Childs, Architects-Engineers (in Chicago between 1941-1942); before moving over to Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, Architects (1942). Also that year, Zook served as draftsman for Shaw, Naess and Murphy, Architects before leaving Chicago.

After his services in the US Naval Reserve (circa 1944), and following the end of World War II, Zook was employed by Swiss-born architect Albert Frey as Designer for Clark and Frey, Architects (in Palm Springs between 1946-1947) before establishing himself in Pasadena with Bissner & Zook (1947-48) and then Harold B . Zook, Architect (1948-).

Partial List of Projects

Alhambra Friends Community Church Sanctuary (1954)
1209 South 7th Street, Alhambra, California
*Attribution by American Architects Directory

Biggar Furniture Store (1950)
Pomona, California
*Attribution by American Architects Directory

Boulevard Chevrolet Agency (1953)
Los Angeles, California
*Attribution by American Architects Directory

Cat Clinic
1986 East Foothill Blvd.

Civil Defense Center
Pasadena, California

Devol, H. P. Residence (1953)
730 Chester Avenue, San Marino, California
*Photographed by Julius Shulman

Griffith Residence (1948)
California

Gwinn’s Drive-In (ca. 1948)
Pasadena, California
*Photographed by Julius Shulman

Hacienda Gardens Housing
Pomona, California

Inspiration Heights Housing (1960)
Joshua Tree, California
*Attribution by Esoteric Survey

Los Angeles County Girls and Boys Club of Pasadena (1953)
Pasadena, California
*Attribution by American Architects Directory

Lynch Residence (1955)
10881 Willowcrest Place, Studio City, California
*Attribution by Forbes and Los Angeles Times

Myers House (ca. 1952)
Los Angeles, California
*Photographed by Julius Shulman

Pratt, Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Herbert (1962)
5309 La Granada, Rancho Santa Fe
*Attribution by house plans

Private Residence (1947)
7681 Willow Glen Rd, Los Angeles

Private Residence (1956)
1252 Inverness Drive, Pasadena

Private Residence (1955)
730 Chester Avenue, San Marino

Private Residence (1955)
1215 Wynn Road, Pasadena

Private Residence (1966)
32551 Azores Road, Dana Point

Private Residence (1955)
4500 Don Timoteo Drive, Los Angeles

Saga Motor Hotel (1959)
Pasadena
*Attribution by American Architects Directory

Tract Housing (1954)
Covina, California
*Attribution by American Architects Directory

Whitney Estates Housing
Altadena, California

Zook Residence (1951)
1125 Mesita Road, Pasadena