John Heathfield Wroth Pettit b. 1828

Also known as Jno. H. W. Pettit
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
John Henry Wroth Pettit was a sketcher, architect, builder and surveyor. In 1856, Pettit, in an architectural partnership with George Hastings, designed the Early English wooden drop slab Christ Church of England at Tarraville, Alberton Shire, believed to be the first church in Gippsland. It is now the second oldest wooden church in Victoria.
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Name
John Heathfield Wroth Pettit
Also known as Jno. H. W. Pettit
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Builder (ANZSIC code: 30)
Birth date
1828
Birth place
Ipswich, England, UK
Death date
26 June 1895
Death place
Sale, VIC
Active Period
  • 1852 - 1895
Arrival
  • 6 December 1852 (Melbourne, VIC on board the Atrevida)
Residence
  • April 1855 - 26 June 1895 Gippsland, VIC
  • October 1853 - 1855 Prahan, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1828 - 1852 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Builder (ANZSIC code: 30)
  • architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Builder (ANZSIC code: 30)
Alternative names
  • Jno. H. W. Pettit
  • Jno. H. W. Pettit
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