Robert Smith Dods
Robert Smith (Robin) Dods (1868–1920) was an Australian architect.
Personal life
Robin (as he was commonly known) was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 9 June 1868. His parents were Robert Smith Dods (a wholesale grocer) and Elizabeth Gray, née Stodart. His parents both came from Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]
However, the family did not stay long in New Zealand and returned to Edinburgh in the early 1870s, where his father died in 1876. His mother Elizabeth then immigrated to Brisbane. On the voyage she met Charles Marks, a physican, who she married in Brisbane in 1879.
Robin was educated at the Brisbane Grammar School.
He died at Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales on 23 July 1920.
He is the father of eminent physician Lorimer Dods.
Works
Robin Dods worked for the following architectural firms:
- Hay & Henderson (Edinburgh)
- Sir Aston Webb (London)
- Hall & Dods (Brisbane)
- Spain & Cosh (Sydney)
His architectural works include:
- Webber House of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane (1904)
- Ringsfield House, a restored Queenslander house (circa 1908)
- Church House of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane (1909)
- Archbishop's Chapel, Milton, Brisbane
- Australian Mercantile Land & Finance building, Brisbane
- St Brigid's Catholic Church, Red Hill, Brisbane (1914)
- Fenton, Albert Street, Edgecliff, Sydney
- Glengariff, Hendra, Brisbane, the home of T.C. Beirne[2]
He built in the following architectural styles:
- Federation Gothic
- Federation Arts and Crafts
- Federation Bungalow
- Inter-War Georgian Revival
He designed the school badge for Somerville House, a Brisbane private school in 1902.
External links
Notes
- ^ Dods, Robin Smith (Robin), Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ OurBrisbane Hendra, accessed 6 December 2009
| Persondata |
| Name |
Dods, Robert Smith |
| Alternative names |
Dods, Robin |
| Short description |
Australian architect |
| Date of birth |
1868 |
| Place of birth |
Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Date of death |
1920 |
| Place of death |
Sydney |