A Hillson Beasley Masterpiece

Hillson Beasley (1855 – 1936) was an English-trained architect who relocated to Australia in 1886. He was the Principal Architect of Western Australia’s Public Works Department and designed many notable public buildings, including the Government House ballroom (1899), Parliament House, Perth (1900-1904) and Fremantle Post Office (1907).

He was knowledgeable in the architectural languages of the late nineteenth century, believing that the style of buildings should fit their purpose. Decoration was typically derived from local masonry materials and patterned in the linear manner of the ‘blood and bandages’ style of Federation architecture.

Hillson Beasley (1855 – 1936) was an English-trained architect who relocated to Australia in 1886. He was the Principal Architect of Western Australia’s Public Works Department and designed many notable public buildings, including the Government House ballroom (1899), Parliament House, Perth (1900-1904) and Fremantle Post Office (1907).

He was knowledgeable in the architectural languages of the late nineteenth century, believing that the style of buildings should fit their purpose. Decoration was typically derived from local masonry materials and patterned in the linear manner of the ‘blood and bandages’ style of Federation architecture.