Horace Mackennal

Horace John Mackennal (died 28 June 1949) was an Australian architect.

He was educated at King's School in Fitzroy and the University of Melbourne.[1][2] He worked as a draftsman in the office of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works before joining the Commonwealth public service in 1902. He worked as chief draftsman in the office of the Commonwealth Works Director for Victoria before himself being made director in 1914, following some months acting in the role.[3] He served as Commonwealth Works Director for Victoria until 1940, during which time he oversaw the development of many significant public works projects. He later worked for the Department of Munitions during World War II as munitions liaison officer.[1][4][5][6]

Buildings directly attributed to Mackennal include the addition of a second floor to the old High Court of Australia building in Melbourne, the officers mess of Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, the Ingham Post Office, Canterbury Post Office, South Melbourne Post Office, Windsor Post Office and Woodend Post Office.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Buildings Mackennal oversaw include the Mail Exchange Building and the Repatriation Commission Outpatient Clinic in Melbourne, the Fitzroy Drill Hall Complex, the Royal Melbourne Regiment Infantry Company Drill Hall and the officers mess at RAAF Laverton[15][16][17][18][19]

He died in 1949 and was cremated at Springvale Crematorium.[4]

He married Agnes E. Thomas on 16 October 1901.[20] They had two sons.[4]

His father John Simpson Mackennal and brother Bertram Mackennal were both influential sculptors.[1]

References
  1. "OBITUARY". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 30 June 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. "IN TOWN AND OUT". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 30 July 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "News of the World". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative. New South Wales, Australia. 13 August 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "OBITUARY MR H. J. MACKENNAL". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 1 July 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "ORDNANCE IN THE MAKING". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 21 February 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "APPOINTMENTS, RETIREMENTS AND DISMISSAL". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australia, Australia. 4 April 1940. p. 762. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "High Court (former), 450 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia". National Heritage List. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  8. "Canterbury Post Office, 143-147 Maling Rd, Canterbury, VIC, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. "Ingham Post Office, 15 Lannercost St, Ingham, QLD, Australia". Commonwealth Heritage List. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. "South Melbourne Post Office (former), 199-207 Bank St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia". Register of the National Estate. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  11. "Windsor Post Office". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  12. "Victoria Barracks G Block, St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia". Commonwealth Heritage List. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. "Former Post Office". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  14. "Woodend Post Office". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  15. "General Post Office & Parcels Post Building". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  16. "Drill Hall complex, part land". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  17. "Former Royal Melbourne Regiment Infantry Company Drill Hall". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  18. "RAAF Officers' Mess". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  19. "Southbank and Fishermans Bend Heritage Review" (PDF). City of Melbourne. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  20. "Family Notices". The Australasian. Victoria, Australia. 26 October 1901. p. 49. Retrieved 17 February 2020 – via Trove.
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