Coop, Dr. B. F., House
historic place
This is the Dr. B. F. and Ethel Reed Coop House, a historic place located in Houston, Harris County. The house was erected in 1914. Dr. Bedford Forrest Coop and his wife, Ethel B. Reed Coop, moved to Houston in 1914. Dr. Coop established a medical practice downtown. Ethel Coop became a prominent figure in the community. She held leadership roles with several social and educational groups, including serving as a trustee of the Houston School Board and director of the Social Service Board. During World War I, she was the state chairman of The Housewives League, and Herbert Hoover named her a speaker for food conservation efforts. Coop Elementary School was named in her honor in 1950. The 1914-1915 Craftsman-style house features a hipped roof, a wraparound porch, and tapered half-columns on brick piers. The Dr. B. F. and Ethel Reed Coop House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.