Allen Aaron Cook (April 20, 1832 – February 12, 1899), usually known as A. A. Cook, was an American architect who came to Sacramento, California in 1870. He designed numerous buildings around the state, including a number which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.
Cook was born on April 20, 1832, in Chenango County, New York. His parents moved to Albany, New York in that year, which is where Cook grew up and attended school.[1] He married Maria Midler of Pennsylvania on January 12, 1870, in Douglas, NE; they had six children, four of whom survived to adulthood.[1] Two other children died of measles on 21 March 21, 1882 and are buried in the Old Sacramento City Cemetery.[2] He died in Shingle Springs, El Dorado County, California, on February 12, 1899.[3] He is buried in the Old Sacramento City Cemetery.[4]