Architect

William Light

1786-1839 · British · 2 places

Colonel William Light was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia, responsible for selecting the site of Adelaide and laying out the city plan in 1837. A one-mile-square grid bisected by a central boulevard and entirely surrounded by…

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