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William Gummer
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William Henry Gummer (7 December 1884 – 13 December 1966) was a New Zealand architect.
Key Information
Gummer was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1884.[1] He studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1909 to 1912 and during that time worked with Edwin Lutyens in London[2] After returning to New Zealand he entered a partnership with Wellington-based firm Hoggard and Prouse, creating the firm Hoggard, Prouse and Gummer. He worked in the firm's Auckland office on High Street.[3] Hoggard left the partnership in 1921, leaving Prouse and Gummer in partnership until its dissolution 1923.[4][5] In 1924 he started the firm Gummer and Ford with Charles Reginald Ford.[2] This new partnership won many architectural competitions around New Zealand.[2]
Many of Gummer's buildings are listed with Heritage New Zealand; often they are classed as Category 1. His own house, Stoneways in Epsom, is also listed as Category 1.[6]
In 1953, Gummer was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Lochhead, Ian J. (December 2011). "William Henry Gummer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ^ a b c Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Gummer, William Henry". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Obituary". Evening Post. 19 May 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 5". Evening Post. 20 June 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 6". Evening Post. 17 May 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Stoneways". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 413. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Mew, Geoff; Humphris, Adrian (2020). Architects at the Apex: The Top 50 in New Zealand 1840-1940 (Softcover). Martinborough: Ngaio Press. ISBN 978-0-9941349-4-3.
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