Francis Howard Greenway b. 1777

Also known as F. H. Greenaway, F. H. Grinway
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Greenway was deported to the colony after the family's building firm declared themselves bankrupt and he was found guilty of forging a document. He became Australia's first colonial architect. He worked for Governor Macquarie, building many iconic public buildings including Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney.
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Name
Francis Howard Greenway
Also known as:
  • F. H. Greenaway
  • F. H. Grinway
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Other Occupation
  • architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
Birth date
1777
Death date
1837
Active Period
  • c.1800 - c.1828
Arrival
  • February 1814 (Sydney, vessel; 'General Hewitt')
Training
  • family firm of architects, builders and monumental masons
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)