John Harry Grainger

John Harry Grainger
Grainger in 1901
Born30 November 1854
Died13 April 1917(1917-04-13) (aged 62)
Resting placeBox Hill Cemetery, Melbourne
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEngineer
Spouse
Rose Annie Aldridge
(m. 1880)
ChildrenPercy Grainger
Engineering career
Disciplinecivil engineer
ProjectsPrinces Bridge, Sale Swing Bridge

John Harry Grainger (30 November 1854[1] – 15 April 1917[2]) was an Australian architect and civil engineer, who was also the father of musician Percy Grainger. Over his long career, between 1878 and 1915, he designed 14 bridges, notably Princes Bridge in Melbourne, and as an architect, designed half a dozen major public buildings, mainly in New Zealand, Perth, and Melbourne, notably the WA Supreme Court. He also designed some major commercial buildings in Melbourne (mostly demolished) such as Georges Store.

  1. ^ John Grainger: A Brief Biographical Background Archived 24 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Grainger Museum (University of Melbourne). Although Percy Grainger erroneously recorded 1855 as his father's birth year, a footnote states that 1854 is the correct year.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beauchamp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).