Eric Nicholls b. 1902

  • Architect
Eric Nichols (1902-1966) was an architect who worked closely with American expatriates Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin from the 1920s to their departure for India in 1935. He was one of the architects for buildings at the Thredbo alpine village, NSW, with developer Dick Dusseldorp (Lend Lease).

Eric Nicholls (1902-1966) was the partner of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin from the 1920s until they left Australia in 1935. His post-World War II work included the Hedberg house, Castlecrag and Turner(?) house, Castlecrag, and additions to Griffin’s Moon house, 12 The Parapet, Castlecrag, all late 1940s and Caltex House, Kent Street, Sydney, late 1950s. He was one of the founders of Thredbo, with Dick Dusseldorp (Lend Lease).
Source
—Weirick, James. 2004. Conversation recorded by Davina Jackson, October.

Writers:

Davina Jackson
Date written:
2015
Last updated:
2020