Francis Greenway

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Francis Greenway was a prominent early colonial architect in Australia, best known for designing several of Sydney’s most significant public buildings.

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Francis Greenway canonical 6
Francis Howard Greenway 1

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instanceOf architect
historical figure
person
appointedBy Governor Lachlan Macquarie as civil architect
arrivalInAustralia 1814
associatedWith Lachlan Macquarie
colonial New South Wales government
birthDate 1777-11-20
birthPlace Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England
linked to: Mangotsfield
burialPlace near Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
commemoratedBy portrait on the Australian $10 note (polymer series, 1993–2017)
convictedOf forgery
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfExile Australia
deathDate 1837-09-25
deathPlace near Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
describedAs prominent early colonial architect in Australia
employer Governor Lachlan Macquarie
linked to: Lachlan Macquarie
endOfMajorWorksPeriod c. 1822
era early 19th century
familyName Greenway
fieldOfWork public architecture
urban planning in colonial Sydney
fullName Francis Howard Greenway
linked to: Francis Greenway
givenName Francis
heritageRecognition many of his buildings are now heritage-listed
influenced development of Sydney’s civic architecture
knownFor designing public buildings in Sydney
early colonial architecture in Australia
laterNationality Australian (colonial)
legalStatusInNSW emancipist
nationality British
notableWork Government House stables (now Conservatorium of Music), Sydney
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
Lachlan Macquarie’s public works program in Sydney
St James' Church, Sydney
Supreme Court building, Sydney
occupation architect
civil servant
residence Sydney, New South Wales
startOfMajorWorksPeriod c. 1816
style Georgian architecture
transportedTo New South Wales
workLocation New South Wales, Australia
linked to: New South Wales

Sydney, New South Wales

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St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney architect Francis Greenway
Hyde Park Barracks designedBy Francis Greenway
Rum Hospital architect Francis Greenway
St James Church, Sydney architect Francis Greenway
Francis Greenway fullName Francis Howard Greenway
linked to: Francis Greenway
Elizabeth Macquarie associatedWith Francis Greenway