Item 5 - Proposed chapel designed for the Orphan School Establishment

Open original Digital object

Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS123-5

Title

Proposed chapel designed for the Orphan School Establishment

Date(s)

  • 1832 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 document

Context area

Name of creator

(1791-1852)

Biographical history

Civil Engineer and Colonial Architect in Van Diemen's Land, serving from 1827 to 1838 and responsible for all government buildings including those for penal and military purposes. Tasmanian Parliament House is one of his most notable projects. In October ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Bequeathed by John Murray Harrisson, great grandson of John Lee Archer, 1941

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Proposed chapel designed for the Orphan School Establishment, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land by architect J Lee Archer 1832, Section and elevation-circular building (photographic copy). Ground Plan - This level would contain seats for 366 children and 43 ... »

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au

Dates of creation revision deletion

2020

Related people and organizations