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Born: 7/28/1876, Died: 1961 J. Linden Heacock was born in Moberly, MO, the son of Edward and Helen Heacock. After attending public schools in both St. Louis, MO, and New York State, his family moved to Pennsylvania; and the young Heacock graduated from high school in Chelten Hills, PA, in 1891. He then entered the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1895 with his B.S. in Architecture. After graduation he served an apprenticeship with Hales & Ballinger, working from 1895 to 1896 as draftsman and building superintendant. However, by 1896 he had opened his own office in Wyncote, PA, and was accepting independent projects, the first of these, not surprisingly, a residence in Melrose, PA, for a member of the Heacock family. In 1899 Heacock was joined in practice by University of Pennsylvania classmate Oscar M. Hokanson, and the office of Heacock & Hokanson was launched. This partnership would endure for some 40 years, chiefly relying on school commissions for their success.Although local records indicate that he retired in 1940, Heacock actually acquired a new partner (John Wooler Platt) and initiated a new firm, Heacock & Platt, an office which would endure until Heacock's death in 1961. Following the elder Heacock's death, his son, Joseph Linden Heacock, Jr. succeeded his father in the partnership. In addition to his membership in the AIA, Heacock served as president of the Pennsylvania Society of Architects and also held a membership in the Manufacturers Club of Philadelphia.
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