• Title
  William and Leonard Keen : architectural plans, 1878-1914
• Call number
  PXD 774
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1878-1914
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Cartographic Materials, Textual Records
• Reference code
  395064
• Physical Description
  46 architectural drawings
  1 map - printed
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  William Keen (1854-1928) was born in England and trained as an architect at the Royal Academy School, London. He practised as an architect for a short time before migrating to Australia in 1886. After this time he worked as a NSW government architect.
  Leonard Keen, son of William Keen, was born in North Sydney in 1892 and trained as a carpenter and joiner.
  Reference: Information from donor
• Scope and Content
  Contents:
  
  Student work by William Keen:
  1. Ell A[?] Design AA, elevation and longitudinal section of unidentified building, Febuary 1878
  2. Design for sepulchral chapel, elevations, plans, and sections, June 1880 (produced during training at Royal Academy School, London)
  3. Branch bank for country town, July 1882 (produced during training at Royal Academy School, London)
  4. Design for carriage porch, plan and section, Febuary 1883 (produced during training at Royal Academy School, London)
  5. Design for carriage porch, elevations, Febuary 1883 (produced during training at Royal Academy School, London)
  
  New Post Office, Luton (UK), by William Keen, 1880-1881:
  6. Details of entrance doors to public office, 23 May 1881
  7. Stone details of doors, 29 December 1880
  8. Details of front entrance door to house, 11 July 1881
  9. Details of dado, door and screen, 24 May 1881
  10. Details of staircase, 2 June 1881
  11. Details of staircase, 2 June 1881
  12. Details of back staircase, 21 May 1881
  13. Detail of timber gable, April 1881
  14. Details of counter, 19 July 1881
  
  Australian residences designed by William Keen:
  15. Sketch for house, Chatswood, for Mr White, plans and elevations, 27 Febuary 1893
  16. Cottage residence, Chatswood, for W.D. White Esq., n.d.
  17. Proposed cottage, Bennet St, Neutral Bay, for W.H. Butchart Esq., plans and elevations, April 1893
  18. Cottage residence, Bennet St, Neutral Bay, for W.H. Butchart Esq., plans and elevations, June 1893
  
  Public buildings designed by William Keen:
  19. St Peters Church, Broken Hill, proposed choir stalls, 6 November 1903
  20. Proposed town hall, Rockdale, elevations, May 1887
  
  Leonard Keen drawings (drawings 21-23 are work done as a first year student):
  21. Lettering practice, April 1910
  22. Drawings of arches, June 1910
  23. Detail drawings of window set, 22 November 1910
  24. Proposed cottage at Leura for Mrs E.M. Keen, [not before 26 July 1905] (unsigned)
  25. Compton cottage, Longueville, proposed alterations for Mr W.F. Keen (approved by Lane Cove council, 26 July 1915) (unsigned)
  26. Compton cottage, Longueville, site plan and proposed floor plan, [1915?] (unsigned)
  27. Compton cottage, Longueville, site plan and location of proposed dwelling, [1915?] (unsigned)
  28. Compton cottage, Longueville, proposed alterations and additions, ground floor plan and west elevation, [1915?] (unsigned)
  29. Compton cottage, alterations and additions, basement floor plan and back elevation, [1915?] (unsigned)
  30. Club house, A-- parish, B-- shire, details of woodwork, n.d. [ possibly student work] (unsigned)
  31. Proposed cottage residence, plans and elevations, n.d. [possibly student work] (unsigned)
  32. Elevation of untitled residence, n.d. (unsigned)
  
  Drawings and illustrations by various architects:
  33. Proposed state house, NSW, competitive design, [1888?] / A.L. & G. McCredie architects, Sydney
  34. Residence, Studley Park, Narellan, for W.C. Payne Esq, north and west elevations, March 1889 / A.L. & G. McCredie architects, Sydney
  35. Residence, Studley Park, Narellan, for W.C. Payne Esq, sections, March 1889 / A.L. & G. McCredie architects, Sydney
  36. Residence, Studley Park, Narellan, for W.C. Payne Esq, plans and perspective, [1889?] / A.L. & G. McCredie architects, Sydney
  37. Macquarie Lighthouse, South Head, ground plan, 1 June 1883 / James Barnet (government architect)
  38. Macquarie Lighthouse, South Head, elevations and section, 1 June 1883 / James Barnet (government architect)
  39. Mosman post and telegraph office, plans, elevations, and sections, 12 Semptember 1905 / G. McRae for government architect
  40. Alterations and additions, parlimentary buildings: iron gates and railings, 26 April 1907 / G. McRae for government architect
  41. Cottage residence, Orpington St, Ashfield, plan, sections, and elevations, n.d. / Hassal and Stockham architects
  42. Sketch plans of ten houses in Macleay St for Maurice D. Benjamin Esq, together with drawing of facade, n.d. / M.B. Halligan Esq.
  43. Anthony Hordern & Sons Palace Emporium, Haymarket, detail of passenger car, interior details, February 1887 / Henry Hudson
  44. Anthony Hordern & Sons Palace Emporium, Haymarket, full size detail of passenger car, 1887 / Henry Hudson
  45. Elevation and ceiling details of carved decoration for an interior, untitled, undated, unsigned
  46. Military map of Europe, supplement to "Splashes Weekly", 13 August 1914
  47. [untitled view showing church and graveyard, possibly UK, ca. 1880?]
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright restrictions may apply: Duration of copyright is life of creator + 70 years. Material whose creator(s) died more than 70 years ago is out of copyright; material whose creator(s) died less than 70 years ago remains in copyright.
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Barnet, James, 1827-1904
  Halligan, M. B.
  Hassal and Stockham Architects
  Hudson, Henry
  Keen, Leonard Reeve, b. 1892
  Keen, William Frederick, 1854-1928
  A. L. & G. McCredie (Architects, Sydney)
  McRae, G.
  
• Name
  Anthony Hordern & Sons
  
• Subject
  Architecture, Domestic--New South Wales--Sydney--Designs and plans.
  Public architecture--New South Wales--Sydney--Designs and plans.
  
• Place
  Ashfield (N.S.W.)
  Chatswood (N.S.W.)
  Longueville (N.S.W.)
  Macquarie Lighthouse (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  Mosman (N.S.W.)
  Narellan (N.S.W.)
  Neutral Bay (N.S.W.)
  Rockdale (N.S.W.)
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Visions of a Republic : the work of Lucien Henry - Powerhouse Museum. Applies to: no.33
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE15939111

View Media Files

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

55.

56.

57.

58.

Show more