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Thought to be the family of Rev. S.T. Withington, Launceston, Tasmania, c1900
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TitleThought to be the family of Rev. S.T. Withington, Launceston, Tasmania, c1900Date Createdc.1900StudioI.X.L. StudioAcknowledgementAngela Geertsma
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City & StateLaunceston, TasmaniaGeo Coordinatesnot specified
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DescriptionThe eldest daughter of Rev. S.T. Withington, Blanche, was briefly engaged to John Martyn Haenke (not pictured) in 1905. Born in Ipswich on the 8th July 1877, to parents Johann (1842-1900) and Fredericke (1848-1934), Martyn was one of eight children.
By February 1899, Haenke was working in the office of Ipswich architect George Brockwell Gill. A year later, he was working in Toowoomba, before moving to Melbourne and then Launceston in 1903, aged 26.
Working for the firm J&T Gunn, his first known Tasmanian plan was for an extension to the Launceston Hotel. His work in Launceston suggests that he was one of the first Australian architects to work in the Art Nouveau style.
Early 1905, he caused a minor scandal, becoming engaged to a Launceston girl, giving her a diamond engagement ring – which he did not pay the jeweller for – and then left for the mainland, leaving his fiancée behind.
By 1906, he had moved to California, America, and had reinvented his life story, distancing himself from his Australian connections, claiming to have been born in Germany and raised and educated in England. He remained in California until his death in 1963, working as an architect.
A notable work is the Herald Examiner Building in Los Angeles, built in 1912 for William Randoph Hearst.
It is said that Martyn sent back plans and images of the Californian Bungalow to his brother, Ipswich architect Will Haenke, who introduced the style here.
This image is part of the Benjamin and Laura Taylor / I.X.L. Studio collection. Based in Ipswich, Benjamin Taylor is known to have travelled extensively throughout Queensland, with his camera.
References (online)John Hawkins, ‘Johannus Martyn Haenke: Artist, Architect and designer 1877-1963’ [accessed 18/12/2018]
By February 1899, Haenke was working in the office of Ipswich architect George Brockwell Gill. A year later, he was working in Toowoomba, before moving to Melbourne and then Launceston in 1903, aged 26.
Working for the firm J&T Gunn, his first known Tasmanian plan was for an extension to the Launceston Hotel. His work in Launceston suggests that he was one of the first Australian architects to work in the Art Nouveau style.
Early 1905, he caused a minor scandal, becoming engaged to a Launceston girl, giving her a diamond engagement ring – which he did not pay the jeweller for – and then left for the mainland, leaving his fiancée behind.
By 1906, he had moved to California, America, and had reinvented his life story, distancing himself from his Australian connections, claiming to have been born in Germany and raised and educated in England. He remained in California until his death in 1963, working as an architect.
A notable work is the Herald Examiner Building in Los Angeles, built in 1912 for William Randoph Hearst.
It is said that Martyn sent back plans and images of the Californian Bungalow to his brother, Ipswich architect Will Haenke, who introduced the style here.
This image is part of the Benjamin and Laura Taylor / I.X.L. Studio collection. Based in Ipswich, Benjamin Taylor is known to have travelled extensively throughout Queensland, with his camera.
References (online)John Hawkins, ‘Johannus Martyn Haenke: Artist, Architect and designer 1877-1963’ [accessed 18/12/2018]
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People & FamiliesJohannus (John) Martyn HaenkeBlanche WithingtonRev. S.T. WithingtonCurated CollectionsBecoming A City: FashionBecoming A City: Growing UpBecoming A City: Gardens & YardsTaxonomy20th Century | 1900s
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