Frederic Herbert Faircloth
Frederic Herbert (Herb) Faircloth (1870–1925) was an architect in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. Many of his buildings are now heritage-listed.[1]
Early life
[edit]Frederic Herbert Faircloth was born in Maryborough, Queensland on 16 June 1870, the son of George Faircloth, a police magistrate, and his wife Maria Arkley (nee Dun).[1][2][3]
Architectural career
[edit]Faircloth was a pupil of German-trained Bundaberg architect Anton Hettrich. Faircloth set up his own practice in Bundaberg in 1893 and was very successful, eventually being responsible for the design of almost every major building there. He was also to have a major effect on the appearance and character of Childers where he was engaged to design replacement buildings after much of the main street was destroyed by fire in 1902.[1]
Later life
[edit]Herb Faircloth died on 8 July 1925 in Bundaberg General Hospital. He was supervising the construction of new Roman Catholic and Anglican churches in Bundaberg at the time of his death.[3][4] He was buried in Bundaberg General Cemetery.[5]
Significant works
[edit]Faircloth's significant works include:
- Bundaberg War Memorial
- Barambah Homestead
- Queensland National Bank, Maryborough
- St Patrick's Catholic Church, Mount Perry[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Queensland National Bank (former) (entry 600694)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Search birth historical records". www.bdm.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b "PERSONAL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. Qld. 10 July 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OBITUARY". The Brisbane Courier. 9 July 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Search the Bundaberg Cemetery | Bundaberg Regional Council". www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "MOUNT PERRY". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 10, 037. Queensland, Australia. 3 February 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
Attribution
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from "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).