James Barnet

James Barnet
James Barnet, circa 1888
Born
James Johnstone Barnet

1827
Died16 December 1904 (aged 77 years)
Resting placeRookwood Cemetery
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s)Colonial Architect, New South Wales
Years active1862 – 1890
Known forDesign of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Neoclassical public buildings with heavily worked façades, made typically with sandstone and brick, constructed in Sydney and throughout New South Wales
SpouseRosa Barnet
Detail of Sydney GPO, showing Barnet's name along with date:Jan 23 1885 (image has been turned sideways to facilitate reading)

James Johnstone Barnet, (1827 in Almericlose, Arbroath, Scotland – 16 December 1904 in Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales) was the Colonial Architect for Colonial New South Wales, serving from 1862 to 1890.[1][2]

  1. ^ McDonald, D. I. "Barnet, James Johnstone (1827–1904)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. ^ "DEATH OF MR. JAMES BARNET". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930). 17 December 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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