Harold Vivian Marsh Brown

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Harold Vivian Marsh Brown (c.1907-1992) was an Australian architect, practising in Mackay, Queensland. Some of his works are now heritage-listed.

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Early life

Harold Vivian Marsh Brown was born in Mackay. He was educated at the Mackay High School and the Brisbane Technical College from 1926 to 1930.

Architectural career

Brown worked as an articled pupil of Cavanagh & Cavanagh in Brisbane, being registered as an architect in 1930, before establishing his architectural business in Mackay around 1932. In the years to 1940 Brown designed approximately thirteen buildings in Mackay, including a number of fine examples of the Art Deco style. [1]

Significant works

Brown's significant works include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pioneer Shire Council Building (former) (entry 602603)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).