Biographical entry Archer, John Lee (1791 - 1852)

Summary

John Archer was Civil Engineer and Colonial Architect to Van Diemen's Land 1826-1838 and police magistrate for the district of Horton 1838 until his death. Among the many buildings he designed are Parliament, the Ordnance Stores in Salamanca Place and a number of churches. His outstanding engineering work was the stone bridge over the Macquarie River at Ross.

Published resources

Books

• Smith, Roy, John Lee Archer, Tasmanian Architect and Engineer, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Tasmania, 1962, xii + 70p illus. pp. Details

Book Sections

• Smith, Roy S., 'Archer, John Lee (1791-1852), architect and engineer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 23-24. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010024b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Archer, John Lee', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466743. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003341. Details