Henry Wallace Atkinson (22 April 1866 – 26 April 1938) was an architect in

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, Australia. Many of his works are now heritage-listed.

Early life

Henry Wallace Atkinson was born on 22 April 1866 in Brisbane, the son of Paul Cole Atkinson from

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, Ireland and his wife Jane (née Creech). Having finished school, he was one of the first intake of students into the

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in 1883. He was a keen athlete and was Queensland champion cyclist in 1887. He married Martha Jane Hipwood, daughter of

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(

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) on 30 April 1891 at St Philips Church of England at Thompson Estate (now

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Career

He was articled to architect Christian Waagepetersen and then worked as a draughtsman in the office of the

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from 1882 to 1890. In 1889, he submitted an entry into a competition for a new Head Fire Station on the corner of

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and

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Streets in Brisbane. Having won the competition, he left the

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and started his own private practice. The Head Fire Station was completed in December 1890 but has since been demolished. However, his architectural practice has continued through a series of partnerships. In 1907, he took

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as his partner creating

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. That partnership lasted until 1918, when McLay died. Atkinson then partnered with Arnold Henry Conrad (who had joined the firm in 1912) to create

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which lasted from 1918 until 1939.

Later life

Henry Wallace Atkinson died at his home in Cavendish Road,

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, Brisbane on 26 April 1938. He had been in poor health for more than a year prior to his death and had to reduce his architectural work.

Legacy

In 2015, the practice founded by Henry Atkinson is known as

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and celebrated its 125-year anniversary. The

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holds many architectural drawings by Atkinson and his practice.

Works

His works include: ; Atkinson *

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(1892) ; Atkinson and Conrad * former

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(1926) *

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(1930) * former

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(1935) ; Atkinson and McLay *

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(1910) * Taabinga Homestead (garage, store and meat house, 1909)

References

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