Architect

James Blackburn

1803-1854 · British, Australian · 1 places

English civil engineer transported to Tasmania for forgery in 1833, Blackburn became the colony's most technically advanced architect. His early use of Romanesque forms predated their adoption on the Australian mainland, and his church…

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