Alfred Newman (architect)

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Born(1875-01-18)18 January 1875
South Australia[1]
Died18 January 1921(1921-01-18) (aged 46)
New South Wales[2]
OccupationArchitect
Projects15 Methodist Churches throughout NSW
Alfred G Newman – Architect
Lauriston, Strathfield
Born(1875-01-18)18 January 1875
South Australia[1]
Died18 January 1921(1921-01-18) (aged 46)
New South Wales[2]
OccupationArchitect
Projects15 Methodist Churches throughout NSW
DesignThe Tower Wing MLC School[3]

Alfred Gambier Newman (18 January 1875 – 18 January 1921) was an Australian architect active in the first 20 years of the 20th century. He designed significant work for both the Methodist Church[4] and the Newman[5] and Vickery[6] families.

Newman was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, one of eight children of Emma Ann (née Fisher) and the Rev. Charles Thomas Newman. He was educated at Prince Alfred College (PAC), Adelaide (1887–1890) where his art master was James Ashton.[7] After leaving PAC, Newman studied art and design at the South Australian School of Art.[8] In 1896 his mother died in Kapunda.[9] In 1900 his father married Elizabeth Vickery,[10] the daughter of Ebenezer Vickery, merging two prominent Methodist families.

Architect

Newman was articled to architect Frederick William Dancker. He then worked as an architect in Adelaide and became an Associate of the South Australian Institute of Architects in 1898. He advertised in The Advertiser as "Alfred G Newman A.S.A.I.A. Architect" of Augusta Street Glenelg, South Australia[11] and later in King William Street, Adelaide[12] before moving to Sydney in 1906. He resigned from the South Australian Roll of Architects in 1909.[13]

Marriage and family

Newman and his wife lived at Ingleburn, Kingsland Road, Strathfield, and had three daughters,[14][15] one stillborn.[16] He died at home in Strathfield in 1921.[17]

Architectural commissions

Architectural legacy

References

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