R. Harold Zook, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

R. Harold Zook

American architect

Date of Birth: 21-May-1889

Place of Birth: Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1949

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Roscoe Harold Zook (21 May 1889 – 17 April 1949) was an American architect best known for his work in suburban Chicago, Illinois.
He received a degree in architecture from the Armour Institute of Technology (now Illinois Institute of Technology, or IIT) in 1914.
In 1916 Zook married his first wife, Mildred Barnard.
They divorced in the late 1930s.
They had one son, Harold Barnard Zook, who followed in his father's footsteps to become an architect in Corona del Mar, California.
In the early 1940s, Zook married his second wife, Florence (Barkey) Nissen, whom he met through mutual friends (and clients).
Zook died in April 1949, just short of his 60th birthday.