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'''Anton Hettrich''' (1860-1946) was a German-born architect in [[Queensland]], Australia. A number of his buildings are now heritage-listed. |
'''Anton Hettrich''' (1860-1946) was a German-born architect in [[Queensland]], Australia. A number of his buildings are now heritage-listed. |
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Hettrich emigrated to Queensland from Germany in 1870 when he set up in practice as an architect in [[Bundaberg]]. He married Karen Thomsen in Brisbane in 1892 and |
Hettrich emigrated to Queensland from Germany in 1870 when he set up in practice as an architect in [[Bundaberg]]. He married Karen Thomsen in Brisbane in 1892 and they had one daughter and one son. Soon after his arrival he won design competitions for the [[Town of Bundaberg|Bundaberg Town Hall]] and the [[Bundaberg School of Arts]]. He also designed the Primitive Methodist Church and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in [[Childers, Queensland|Childers]]. [[Frederick Faircloth]], who later designed many buildings in Childers, was his pupil.<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|15383|Grand Hotel|600608|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> He died at [[Dunwich Benevolent Asylum]] on 4 February 1946 of senility and his body was cremated. |
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== Significant works == |
== Significant works == |
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Revision as of 17:45, 1 November 2022
Anton Hettrich (1860-1946) was a German-born architect in Queensland, Australia. A number of his buildings are now heritage-listed.
Hettrich emigrated to Queensland from Germany in 1870 when he set up in practice as an architect in Bundaberg. He married Karen Thomsen in Brisbane in 1892 and they had one daughter and one son. Soon after his arrival he won design competitions for the Bundaberg Town Hall and the Bundaberg School of Arts. He also designed the Primitive Methodist Church and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Childers. Frederick Faircloth, who later designed many buildings in Childers, was his pupil.[1] He died at Dunwich Benevolent Asylum on 4 February 1946 of senility and his body was cremated.
Significant works
- School of Arts, Bundaberg (1888)[2]
- Grand Hotel, Childers (1899)[1]
References
- ^ a b "Grand Hotel (entry 600608)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Bundaberg School of Arts (entry 600362)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
Attribution
This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).