George McRae

George McRae
George McRae, circa 1890
Born(1857-09-10)10 September 1857
Died16 June 1923(1923-06-16) (aged 64)
NationalityScottish Australian
OccupationArchitect
SpouseKatie Prescott
PracticeNSW Government Architect
Buildings

George McRae (10 September 1857 – 16 June 1923) was a Scottish-Australian architect who migrated from his native Edinburgh to Sydney, where he became Government Architect of New South Wales and designed some of Sydney's best-known buildings, including completion of the Sydney Town Hall,[1] the Queen Victoria Building, and the lower entrance to Taronga Zoo.

  1. ^ "Sydney Town Hall (Place ID 1904)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 23 September 2016.