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'''Claud Hamilton''' (1 June 1871 – 21 May 1943)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17849572 |title=SYDNEY ARCHITECT DEAD |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=32,887 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 May 1943 |accessdate=5 December 2024 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> was a New Zealand-born architect who was active in [[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]] during the first forty years of the 20th century. He is particularly notable for the design of many distinguished apartment buildings in [[Darlinghurst, New South Wales|Darlinghurst]] and [[Potts Point, New South Wales|Potts Point]] in the [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|Eastern Suburbs]] of Sydney.<ref>[https://www.crossart.com.au/exhibition-archive/claud-hamiltons-kings-cross-flat-buildings-1920s-and-30s-walk-and-exhibition-november-2011/ Claud Hamilton’s Kings Cross Flat Buildings, 1920s and ’30s] Retrieved 5 December 2024.</ref> As a resident of [[Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales|Elizabeth Bay]] Hamilton was the first person to propose a tunnel under [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]] almost forty years before the [[Kings Cross Tunnel]] opened for traffic in 1975 dealing with the traffic gridlock that had developed in that part of the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247131956 |title=TUNNEL UNDER KING'S CROSS |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |volume=II |issue=19 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=13 April 1937 |accessdate=5 December 2024 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
'''Claud Hamilton''' (1 June 1891 – 21 May 1943)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17849572 |title=SYDNEY ARCHITECT DEAD |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=32,887 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 May 1943 |accessdate=5 December 2024 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> was a New Zealand-born architect who was active in [[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]] from 1913 until his death his death in 1943. He is particularly notable for the design of many distinguished apartment buildings in [[Darlinghurst, New South Wales|Darlinghurst]] and [[Potts Point, New South Wales|Potts Point]] in the [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|Eastern Suburbs]] of Sydney.<ref>[https://www.crossart.com.au/exhibition-archive/claud-hamiltons-kings-cross-flat-buildings-1920s-and-30s-walk-and-exhibition-november-2011/ Claud Hamilton’s Kings Cross Flat Buildings, 1920s and ’30s] Retrieved 5 December 2024.</ref> As a resident of 59 Elizabeth Bay Road, [[Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales|Elizabeth Bay]], Hamilton was the first person to propose a tunnel under [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]] almost forty years before the [[Kings Cross Tunnel]] opened for traffic in 1975 dealing with the traffic gridlock that had developed in that part of the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247131956 |title=TUNNEL UNDER KING'S CROSS |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |volume=II |issue=19 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=13 April 1937 |accessdate=5 December 2024 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
[[File:Potts Point 01.JPG|thumb|right|St Neot Avenue Potts Point showing Wirringulla on the left and Kaloola on the right]]
[[File:Potts Point 01.JPG|thumb|right|St Neot Avenue Potts Point showing Wirringulla on the left and Kaloola on the right]]
[[File:Tennyson_House_Darlinghurst.jpg|thumb|right|Tennyson House]]
[[File:Tennyson_House_Darlinghurst.jpg|thumb|right|Tennyson House]]


==Biography==
==Biography==
Hamilton was born in [[Bluff, New Zealand]], the son of Alexander McCausland Hamilton and his wife Annette Elizabeth Hamilton (née Cameron). From 1906 until 1909 he attended [[Southland Boys High School]] a state single sex boys secondary school with boarding facilities in [[Invercargill]]. Invercargill is 30 km by road from Hamilton's home town of Bluff. After moving to Australia and becoming an architect Hamilton married Irene Elizabeth Williams in Sydney in 1921.
Hamilton was born in [[Bluff, New Zealand]], the son of Alexander McCausland Hamilton and his wife Annette Elizabeth Hamilton (née Cameron). From 1906 until 1909 he attended [[Southland Boys High School]] a state single sex boys secondary school with boarding facilities in [[Invercargill]]. Invercargill is 30 km by road from Hamilton's home town of Bluff. In 1913 Hamilton migrated to Australia and practiced as an architect in New South Wales. He married Irene Elizabeth Williams in Sydney in 1921.


His architectural office in Sydney was in the [[Trust Building]] which at the time housed the offices of the [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]. In the 1930s when writing about the need for slum clearance in the metropolitan area newspapers describe Hamilton as a city architect and housing authority.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230894349 |title=Housing Chance Ignored |newspaper=[[The Sun]] |issue=1890 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=18 June 1939 |accessdate=7 December 2024 |page=9 (News Section) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1940 Hamilton claimed that under a plan which he had placed before the military authorities accommodation could be provided for 4000 members of the [[Second Australian Imperial Force]]. Hamilton said that he was prepared to give to the government the patent rights of a hut which he believed was suitable for military purposes. His only desire was to contribute to the war effort.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169959565 |title=HUTS FOR TROOPS. |newspaper=[[Daily Mercury]] |volume=74 |issue=148 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 June 1940 |accessdate=7 December 2024 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> With drastic water restrictions expected by 1942 the architect Hamilton was calling for an early version of the [[Snowy Mountains Scheme]] to be started some years before engineer [[William Hudson (engineer)|Sir William Hudson]] started work on the project.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article271627152 |title=Could Get Water If We Acted |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |volume=1 |issue=264 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 March 1942 |accessdate=7 December 2024 |page=4 (War News Edition) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
From 1923 until 1929 his architectural office in Sydney was on the seventh floor of the [[Trust Building]] which at the time housed the offices of the [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]. In the 1930s when writing about the need for slum clearance in the metropolitan area newspapers describe Hamilton as a city architect and housing authority.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230894349 |title=Housing Chance Ignored |newspaper=[[The Sun]] |issue=1890 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=18 June 1939 |accessdate=7 December 2024 |page=9 (News Section) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1940 Hamilton claimed that under a plan which he had placed before the military authorities accommodation could be provided for 4000 members of the [[Second Australian Imperial Force]]. Hamilton said that he was prepared to give to the government the patent rights of a hut which he believed was suitable for military purposes. His only desire was to contribute to the war effort.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169959565 |title=HUTS FOR TROOPS. |newspaper=[[Daily Mercury]] |volume=74 |issue=148 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 June 1940 |accessdate=7 December 2024 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
With drastic water restrictions expected by 1942 the architect Hamilton was calling for an early version of the [[Snowy Mountains Scheme]] to be started some years before engineer [[William Hudson (engineer)|Sir William Hudson]] comemenced work on that scheme.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article271627152 |title=Could Get Water If We Acted |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |volume=1 |issue=264 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 March 1942 |accessdate=7 December 2024 |page=4 (War News Edition) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


==Apartments==
==Apartments==
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Numerous apartment buildings by Hamilton are listed on the [[Australian Institute of Architects]] Significant Buildings Register in NSW.<ref>[https://www.crossart.com.au/exhibition-archive/urban-pioneers-apartment-architects-of-kings-cross-1909-to-2000-23-october-2010/ Urban Pioneers: Apartment Architects of Kings Cross] Retrieved 6 December 2024.</ref>
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Designs attributed to Hamilton include:


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* Byron Hall, 97-99 Macleay Street, Potts Point, designed by Hamilton in 1929 is listed on the [[Australian Institute of Architects|RAIA NSW Register of Twentieth Century Buildings of Significance]].<ref>[https://jasonboon.com.au/local-landmarks/byron-hall/ Byron Hall] Retrieved 9 December 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.crossart.com.au/exhibition-archive/urban-pioneers-apartment-architects-of-kings-cross-1909-to-2000-23-october-2010/ Urban Pioneers: Apartment Architects of Kings Cross] Retrieved 6 December 2024.</ref>
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Other designs attributed to Hamilton include:
* Savoy, 10 Hardie Street, Darlinghurst, designed by Hamilton in 1919. It was for many years the inner Sydney address of Australian heiress and philanthropist Dame [[Eadith Walker]] when not residing at her western Sydney estate [[Yaralla Estate|Yaralla]] on the [[Parramatta River]] at [[Concord, New South Wales|Concord]]. She rented flats 22 and 24 on the 5th floor of Savoy until she took up residence at The Astor in [[Macquarie Street, Sydney]] in 1924.<ref>[https://www.rwebay.com.au/savoy-10-hardie-street-darlinghurst/ Savoy] Retrieved 9 December 2024.</ref>
* Kaloola<ref>[https://www.rwebay.com.au/kaloola-2/ Kaloola] Retrieved 7 December 2024.</ref>
* Kaloola<ref>[https://www.rwebay.com.au/kaloola-2/ Kaloola] Retrieved 7 December 2024.</ref>
* Savoy<ref>[https://www.rwebay.com.au/savoy-10-hardie-street-darlinghurst/ Savoy] Retrieved 6 December 2024.</ref>
* Byron Hall<ref>[https://www.rwebay.com.au/byron-hall-fit-for-a-lord-2/ Byron Hall] Retrieved 6 December 2024.</ref>
* Tennyson House<ref>[https://nbhdpaper.com/postcards/brick-memories/ Brick Memories] Retrieved 6 December 2024.</ref>
* Tennyson House<ref>[https://nbhdpaper.com/postcards/brick-memories/ Brick Memories] Retrieved 6 December 2024.</ref>
* Wirringulla was designed by Hamilton in 1927 and in 1996 became the set of the Australian romantic comedy [[Dating the Enemy]].<ref>[https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-potts+point-130026006 Wirringulla] Retrieved 7 December 2024.</ref>
* Wirringulla was designed by Hamilton in 1927 and in 1996 became the set of the Australian romantic comedy [[Dating the Enemy]].<ref>[https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-potts+point-130026006 Wirringulla] Retrieved 7 December 2024.</ref>

Latest revision as of 06:54, 9 December 2024

Claud Hamilton
Born(1891-06-01)1 June 1891
Bluff, New Zealand
Died21 May 1943(1943-05-21) (aged 67)
Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia
EducationSouthland Boys' High School
OccupationArchitect
Known forApartment buildings
SpouseIrene Elizabeth Williams
Children1 son 3 daughters

Claud Hamilton (1 June 1891 – 21 May 1943)[1] was a New Zealand-born architect who was active in Sydney from 1913 until his death his death in 1943. He is particularly notable for the design of many distinguished apartment buildings in Darlinghurst and Potts Point in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.[2] As a resident of 59 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay, Hamilton was the first person to propose a tunnel under Kings Cross almost forty years before the Kings Cross Tunnel opened for traffic in 1975 dealing with the traffic gridlock that had developed in that part of the city.[3]

St Neot Avenue Potts Point showing Wirringulla on the left and Kaloola on the right
Tennyson House

Biography

[edit]

Hamilton was born in Bluff, New Zealand, the son of Alexander McCausland Hamilton and his wife Annette Elizabeth Hamilton (née Cameron). From 1906 until 1909 he attended Southland Boys High School a state single sex boys secondary school with boarding facilities in Invercargill. Invercargill is 30 km by road from Hamilton's home town of Bluff. In 1913 Hamilton migrated to Australia and practiced as an architect in New South Wales. He married Irene Elizabeth Williams in Sydney in 1921.

From 1923 until 1929 his architectural office in Sydney was on the seventh floor of the Trust Building which at the time housed the offices of the The Daily Telegraph. In the 1930s when writing about the need for slum clearance in the metropolitan area newspapers describe Hamilton as a city architect and housing authority.[4] In 1940 Hamilton claimed that under a plan which he had placed before the military authorities accommodation could be provided for 4000 members of the Second Australian Imperial Force. Hamilton said that he was prepared to give to the government the patent rights of a hut which he believed was suitable for military purposes. His only desire was to contribute to the war effort.[5]

With drastic water restrictions expected by 1942 the architect Hamilton was calling for an early version of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to be started some years before engineer Sir William Hudson comemenced work on that scheme.[6]

Apartments

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Other designs attributed to Hamilton include:

  • Savoy, 10 Hardie Street, Darlinghurst, designed by Hamilton in 1919. It was for many years the inner Sydney address of Australian heiress and philanthropist Dame Eadith Walker when not residing at her western Sydney estate Yaralla on the Parramatta River at Concord. She rented flats 22 and 24 on the 5th floor of Savoy until she took up residence at The Astor in Macquarie Street, Sydney in 1924.[9]
  • Kaloola[10]
  • Tennyson House[11]
  • Wirringulla was designed by Hamilton in 1927 and in 1996 became the set of the Australian romantic comedy Dating the Enemy.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "SYDNEY ARCHITECT DEAD". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 887. New South Wales, Australia. 22 May 1943. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Claud Hamilton’s Kings Cross Flat Buildings, 1920s and ’30s Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "TUNNEL UNDER KING'S CROSS". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 19. New South Wales, Australia. 13 April 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Housing Chance Ignored". The Sun. No. 1890. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1939. p. 9 (News Section). Retrieved 7 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "HUTS FOR TROOPS". Daily Mercury. Vol. 74, no. 148. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Could Get Water If We Acted". Daily Mirror. Vol. 1, no. 264. New South Wales, Australia. 16 March 1942. p. 4 (War News Edition). Retrieved 7 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Byron Hall Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ^ Urban Pioneers: Apartment Architects of Kings Cross Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ^ Savoy Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  10. ^ Kaloola Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  11. ^ Brick Memories Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  12. ^ Wirringulla Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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