Eaton & Bates was an architectural partnership in

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, Australia which built up a substantial Queensland practice from -. From 1901, it was known as Eaton, Bates & Polin. Many of their works are now heritage-listed.

Partnership

Sydney-trained architects George Thomas Eaton and

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formed a partnership in

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and developed a successful

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practice in the late 19th century, with branch offices established at Mount Morgan and

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by 1898, Clermont in 1900,

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in 1901, Maryborough in 1902, and

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by 1902. Arthur Beckford Polin of Sydney joined the partnership in Townsville , as Eaton, Bates & Polin. After 1902 their head office was moved to

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, with branches retained at Rockhampton and Townsville. A branch operated briefly at

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in the early 1900s. They undertook a wide variety of architectural work, from hotels and commercial buildings to residences, hospitals and masonic halls, and received a number of commissions from the Catholic Church - churches, schools, convents and presbyteries. One of their most glamorous commissions was for the new Queen's Hotel (1901–04) ( Telecasters North Queensland Ltd Building) at Townsville. Cremorne at

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in Brisbane (1905–06) was one of their larger residential designs. Their style was eclectic, drawing upon both eastern and western classical traditions, with a particular emphasis on verandahs and pavilions - both as a decorative device and as appropriate to the warm Queensland climate.

Works

Works attributed to Eaton & Bates include: * Queen's Hotel,

(1901–1904) * Exchange Hotel, Laidley * Cremorne, a villa at

(1905–1906) Works attributed to Eaton, Bates & Polin include: * Henlein & Co, commercial premises in

(1901–1902)

References

Attribution

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