R. Harold Zook

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).

R. Harold Zook spent most of his childhood in Fort Wayne, attending the public schools and showing an early proficiency for art.

In 1925, Zook partnered with William F. McCaughey, a fellow apprentice of Shaw, to start a new architectural firm, operating out of the Auditorium Building.

[5] He is known for the "Cotswold style cottages" he designed which use details from Tudor architecture including timber framing, exposed beams, diamond-shaped window panes, and intricate brick or stonework.

In partnership with architect William F. McCaughey, Zook designed the 1928 art deco style Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, Illinois.