Charles Douglas Figgis
| Charles Douglas Figgis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1849 Ireland |
| Died |
1895 Cheltenham |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Ballarat Mining Exchange, The Geelong Club |
Charles Douglas Figgis (1849–1895)[1] was an architect active in Melbourne and Ballarat in the late nineteenth century who was a partner in the firm Caselli and Figgis. He was a Fellow of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects.[2]
Personal life
Figgis was an only child, his parents were Samual Figgis and Sarah Figgis (born Smith). He died in 1895 aged 49 and was buried at Cheltenham.[1] He married Zillah Ann Price in 1878. She died in 1939. They had three children: Ruby Kate born 1879, Charles Samuel born 1882 and Irene Sarah born 1886.[3]
Work
Figgis is noted as the architect of a number of important buildings in Ballarat, Victoria including the Ballarat Town Hall interior, the 1888 Ballarat Mining Exchange, The Geelong Club.[4][5]
Other buildings designed by Figgis include:
- Lutheran Church, Doveton Street South, Ballarat, 1876
- St Andrew's Presbyterian Church tower and spire, Ballarat, 1884[6]
- Ballarat Congregationalist Church, 1862
- Ballarat East Fire Station
- group of villas in Malvern, Victoria, c. 1880.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Charles Douglas Figgis (1849 - 1895) - Cheltenham". ancientfaces.com.
- ↑ "VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 27 January 1885. p. 7. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Re: Gibbon Wilson". genealogy.com.
- ↑ William Bramwell Withers. The History of Ballarat from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time. Ballarat: F. W. Niven and Co., 1887, page 313. [University of Ballarat, Mt Helen Library]
- ↑ "Former Mining Exchange". onmydoorstep.com.au.
- ↑ "Ballarat a to b". ancestry.com.
- ↑ Figgis, C. D. (Charles Douglas); Victorian Vision (1985 : National Gallery of Victoria) (1880), Elevation of proposed villas, Malvern, retrieved 10 June 2015