Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett
Illustration — Cracknell Road Congregational Church, designed by Brenan Gargett, 1925 Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett (1898–1975) was an architect in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Many of his buildings have been heritage-listed. He is one of the original founders of Conrad Gargett, a long-running architectural practice in Brisbane.
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Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett

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- 1898
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- 1975
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Illustration — Cracknell Road Congregational Church, designed by Brenan Gargett, 1925 Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett (1898–1975) was an architect in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Many of his buildings have been heritage-listed. He is one of the original founders of Conrad Gargett, a long-running architectural practice in Brisbane.
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• Illustration — Harker Memorial Library, Somerville House, 1934 His heritage-listed works include: • 1925: Cracknell Road Congregational Church (now Brisbane Fijian Uniting Church), Annerley • 1933: former South Brisbane Congregational Church (now Saint Nicholas Free Serbian Orthodox Church), South Brisbane • 1935: Harker Memorial Library at Somerville House • 1958–59: St Michael and All Angels Church, New Farm

New library, in the English Gothic manner, is being built for Somerville House, Brisbane High School for Girls. Designed Mr. T. B. F. Gargett of Atkinson Conrad, 1934
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1898
Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett was born on 2 May 1898.
1975
Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett died on 1 January 1975.
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- 1.Riddel, R. J. Gargett, Thomas Brenan Femister (1898–1975).
- 2.Thomas Brenan Femester Gargett. Digital Archive of Queensland Architecture.
- 3.Conrad and Gargett Architectural Drawings - Fryer Manuscripts. University of Queensland Library.
- 4.A. H. CONRAD AND T. B. F. GARGETT. Construction. LI. 1624. 5. 17 May 1939.
- 5.Untitled. The Brisbane Courier. 20,950. 7. 17 March 1925.
- 6.Cite BrisbaneHR 1550 South Brisbane Congregational Church (former) access-date=23 May 2021
- 7.Somerville House. 600305.
- 8.Cite BrisbaneHR 1121 St Michael and All Angels Church access-date=23 May 2021
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