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Peter John Wilson (1869–1918) was an Australian architect, known for a number of buildings in Western Australia (most notably the Melbourne Hotel).
In 1896, he was commissioned by investor John De Baun (1852-1912) to design the Melbourne Hotel on the corner of Hay Street and Melbourne Street (now known as Milligan Street), in Perth. He also designed the former grandstand of the West Australian Cricket Association. A year later, in 1897, he designed a shop and offices on the corner of corner Market and Bannister streets in Fremantle for Holmes Bros & Co.
In the early 1900s, he became a farmer in
Biography
Early life
Peter John Wilson was born on 4 May 1869 inMelbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, the second son of Peter John Wilson (1840-1911), a lawyer, and Elizabeth Jane (née McGuire). He had four siblings. They grew up at Boa Vista, a family residence in Kensington, a suburb of Melbourne. His mother died in June 1878, when he was nine years old. After his father remarried, to a woman named Mary, he had two additional half-siblings. They lived at Royal Park Villa in Melbourne. The family was hurt by the economic recession of the 1890s.
Career
He served as an apprentice for other architects, including William Pitt (1855–1918), when he was designing the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. He then became an Associate of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in June 1892. To escape the eastern economic recession, he moved toWestern Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, settling down in Fremantle. In 1892, he advised the architectural team on the addition of the proscenium to the Fremantle Town Hall.
He designed a shop on Packenham Street in Fremantle for Cruickshank & Co. in 1894 and a cottage and shop in Rockingham for Mr J. Bell in 1895. That same year, in 1895, he also designed two-storey shops on High Street, Fremantle
High Street is the main street running through the City of Fremantle, Western Australia. The street passes by historic landmarks, including the Round House, the Fremantle Town Hall, and the Fremantle War Memorial, through the Fremantle West ...
opposite the Town Hall as well as private residences in Beaconsfield, Fremantle and Cottesloe. Additionally, he designed the brewery and cellars for the Fremantle Brewing Company and cottages on Gordon Street in Perth.
In 1896, he was commissioned by investor John De Baun (1852-1912) to design the Melbourne Hotel on the corner of Hay Street and Melbourne Street (now known as Milligan Street), in Perth. He also designed the former grandstand of the West Australian Cricket Association. A year later, in 1897, he designed a shop and offices on the corner of corner Market and Bannister streets in Fremantle for Holmes Bros & Co.
In the early 1900s, he became a farmer in Cannington, Western Australia
Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.
History
Cannington's name derives from the Canning River, which forms part of the southwestern boundary of the suburb. It was first ...
and was appointed a member of the Canning Drainage Board, as well as joining the Canning Agricultural and Horticultural Society.
Wilson died in Drummoyne
Drummoyne is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Drummoyne is six kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative center for the local government area of the Ci ...
, an inner western suburb of Sydney on 21 February 1918.
Personal life
He married Sarah Owston, the daughter of Benjamin Mason and widow of William Owston, in 1893 in Fremantle. They had four children: Peter John (Jack) in 1894, Esther Enid in 1895, Doris Day in 1897, and Frederick Gladstone in 1899. Both his sons died in action during World War I. He later moved toNew South Wales
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, where he died in February 1918.
References
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