Eric Heath (architect)
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Eric Heath – Architect | |
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 Plaza Theatre, George Street, Sydney | |
| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 1952 (aged 57–58) Sydney |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Laurie & Heath (1932–1952) |
| Buildings | Plaza Theatre George Street, Sydney (1930)[1] |
| Design | Seventh-day Adventist Church Office, 738 Pacific Highway, Gordon (1940)[2] |
Eric Fergus Heath (1894 – 23 September 1952) was an Australian architect active in the second quarter of the 20th century. His work encompassed the numerous Australian architectural styles of the inter-war period and he was considered to be one of the finest draftsmen of his day.
Heath was born in Junee, New South Wales, to Edward and Euphemia (Effie) Heath.[3] His brother Clive Patterson Heath (1895–1963), also an architect, was born the following year.[4] Clive married Edna Jean Pritchard (1902–1968) in 1926. She graduated as a Bachelor of Architecture in 1924 and Clive graduated in 1925 and they lived in Manly, New South Wales. Clive and Edna lived and worked in Brisbane, Queensland in the late 1930s and early 1940s as architects, and then returned to Sydney.[5]
Early life
Eric Heath attended Newington College as a boarding student commencing in 1907.[6] Heath was articled in architecture and studied at Sydney Technical College.[7] In 1924 he married Edna Castle Graham and commenced private practice in 1926. An Ideal Cottage competition was arranged in 1926 by the organisers of the Ideal Homes Exhibition, and the adjudicators were Sir Charles Rosenthal, Alexander Speers, Dr Richard Arthur and Florence Taylor. Heath won the second prize of £50.[8]