TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

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Edward Casson Rowntree

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
Type: Other

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Latitude: 53.6161857
Longitude: -0.9724456
Start Date: 1810-01-01
End Date: 1810-01-01

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/edward-casson-rowntree
Birth Place: Thorne, Yorkshire
Biography: sketcher, architect and builder, born in Thorne, Yorkshire, arrived at Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land, as a convict in the Manlius on 12 August 1830. He spent the rest of his life in Van Diemen’s Land, during which time he worked as a carpenter, builder and architect. He died at Sandy Bay on 8 November 1893. His best-known architectural work is the Hobart Town Savings Bank (now the Murray Street branch of the Savings Bank of Tasmania); he also designed the Congregational Church at Richmond. His only known painting is a watercolour of an English scene (ALMFA). This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Stilwell, G. T. Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. c.1810
Summary: The best known architectural work by Edward Casson Rowntree is the Hobart Town Savings Bank (now the Murray Street branch of the Savings Bank of Tasmania).
Gender: Male
Died: 8 November 1893
Age at death: 83