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Abner Cook
Abner Hugh Cook (March 15, 1814 - February 22, 1884) was a self-taught Texas architect and general contractor responsible for the design of several historic and notable buildings in Texas, particularly Austin, such as the Texas Governor's Mansion. He also built the west wing of the original main building of the University of Texas at Austin (since demolished) and the first state penitentiary in Huntsville.
==Biography==
Cook was born near Salisbury, North Carolina, the son of William and Susanna (née Hill) Cook. He may have done a construction apprenticeship in Salisbury. At age 21, Cook moved to Macon, Georgia and found work in construction. When the Panic of 1837 brought building to a halt, Cook moved to Nashville, Tennessee, but there was little work to be found in Nashville, and he moved to Texas in 1839.
Cook settled in Austin and supported himself with private commissions for houses and furniture. Cook helped form the first Presbyterian church in Austin and built the congregation's first log church with his own hands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=25804 )〕 On September 15, 1842, he married Eliza T. Logan, with whom he had four sons. During this time there was little building construction in Austin so he partnered in 1840 with Jacob Higgins in ownership of The Higgins Mill in Bastrop.〔 Texas State Historical Association〕
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