1898 – Point Perpendicular Lighthouse, Jarvis Bay, NSW, Australia
Point Perpendicular was chosen in September 1883 as a site for a new lighthouse by Colonial Architect James Barnet and Captain Francis Hixson of the Marine Board.
Point Perpendicular was chosen in September 1883 as a site for a new lighthouse by Colonial Architect James Barnet and Captain Francis Hixson of the Marine Board.
Regarded as an excellent example of the Australian Federation Carpenter Gothic architectural style. The decorative gable truss structures at the end of the nave and the small porch are of note.
The Cape Byron Lighthouse is Australia’s most easterly light being situated on the most easterly point of the mainland.
It was as early as 1815 that Francis Greenway proposed building a bridge from the northern to the southern shore of the harbour.
Government architect W.H. Withers began work on the building plans in 1939 for the Maritime Services Board (MSB) building.