Cooper & Cooper

Henry M. Atkinson selected the prominent architectural firm Cooper & Cooper to design and build the 31 acre estate that became Mayfair. The two brothers, Samuel Inman Cooper and Joseph Walter Cooper Jr. founded the Atlanta based architectural firm Cooper & Cooper in 1925. Originally, the firm primarily focused on large scale residential projects. Later getting involved in educational commissions and institutional buildings. The American Institute of Architecture accepted Samuel Inman Cooper to the college of fellows in 1951. Samuel was also the president of the American Institute of Architecture for the Georgia chapter from 1938-1940.

Both brothers attended Princeton, as well as their father, Joseph Walter Cooper. Samuel Inman Cooper served as a lieutenant in World War I & World War II. The brothers mother was Nellie Sue Inman. Her father, Samuel Inman founded the S.W. Inman & Son Cotton House and later developed Inman Park.

Berry College campus buildings designed by Cooper & Cooper Architects

Cooper & Cooper Architects are responsible for countless homes listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Along with Mayfair, other estates like Glendridge Hall, Nestledown and Marcan Hall helped to forge the two brothers reputation as architects of distinction. These renowned estates lead to other notable buildings. Cooper & Cooper was given the task of creating the master campus plan for Berry College. They also designed many buildings on campus including the architecturally significant Science Building and Chapel. Also designing the University of Georgia’s Veterinary Medicine and Administrative buildings.

Glenridge Hall designed by Cooper & Cooper Architects

Marcan Hall, a private residence designed by Cooper & Cooper in Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sources:

Southern Architecture, Illustrated, by Harman Publishing, 1931

Anniversary Celebration of Seventy Homes by William R. Mitchell Jr, 1999

Atlanta and Environs by Franklin M. Garrett, 1952

Suburban Historicism Architecture, Robert M. Craig, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Cooper and Cooper Architects, Martha Berry Digital Archive