Civil Engineer and Colonial Architect in Van Diemen's Land, serving from 1827 to 1838 and responsible for all government buildings including those for penal and military purposes. Tasmanian Parliament House is one of his most notable projects. In October 1838 Archer accepted an appointment as police magistrate for the district of Horton. He filled this office, living at Stanley, until his death on 4 December 1852.
For more information see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-john-lee-1713
Published
Photograph of houses at Circular Head, Stanley, Tasmania. (n.d.) circa 1880. Unknown photographer.
Bequeathed by John Murray Harrisson, great grandson of John Lee Archer, 1941
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