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Smart, Francis Joseph
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IdentifierUMA-AG-000001738Activities & OccupationsArchitectsHistoryFrancis Joseph Smart was born in Tasmania and moved to Victoria with his family as a child. He was articled to architecture firm Reed & Barnes, and subsequently worked for the Education Department before entering private practice with Anketell M. Henderson as Henderson & Smart in 1878.
In 1883, both Henderson and Smart rejoined Joseph Reed to form Reed, Henderson & Smart. Following Henderson's departure in 1890, they partnered with William B. Tappin to form Reed, Smart & Tappin. Following Tappin’s death in 1905, Smart continued as the sole living partner of the firm Reed, Smart & Tappin. The firm’s chief draftsman Norman Peebles became a partner in 1906, forming Smart, Tappin and Peebles, and in early 1907, Smart was elected president of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects, however this position was cut short by his death in August of the same year.
Following Francis Smart's death, his son Charles Pyne Smart joined Norman Peebles and took his father’s place in the firm Smart, Tappin & Peebles. By December 1907, they were in negotiations with Edward Bates who joined the partnership to form Bates, Peebles & Smart in 1908.
IdentifierUMA-AG-000001738Activities & OccupationsArchitectsHistoryFrancis Joseph Smart was born in Tasmania and moved to Victoria with his family as a child. He was articled to architecture firm Reed & Barnes, and subsequently worked for the Education Department before entering private practice with Anketell M. Henderson as Henderson & Smart in 1878.In 1883, both Henderson and Smart rejoined Joseph Reed to form Reed, Henderson & Smart. Following Henderson's departure in 1890, they partnered with William B. Tappin to form Reed, Smart & Tappin. Following Tappin’s death in 1905, Smart continued as the sole living partner of the firm Reed, Smart & Tappin. The firm’s chief draftsman Norman Peebles became a partner in 1906, forming Smart, Tappin and Peebles, and in early 1907, Smart was elected president of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects, however this position was cut short by his death in August of the same year.
Following Francis Smart's death, his son Charles Pyne Smart joined Norman Peebles and took his father’s place in the firm Smart, Tappin & Peebles. By December 1907, they were in negotiations with Edward Bates who joined the partnership to form Bates, Peebles & Smart in 1908.
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Datec. 1852-1907
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Source of Description"Francis Joseph Smart," Royal Victorian Institute of Architects, Journal of Proceedings, May 1907, pp. 66-67Goad, Philip, Bates Smart: 150 Years of Australian Architecture (Fishermans Bend, Vic: Thames & Hudson, 2004)
Goad, Philip, Bates Smart: 150 Years of Australian Architecture (Fishermans Bend, Vic: Thames & Hudson, 2004)Professional Relationships
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Succeeding OrganisationsBates, Peebles and Smart
Smart, Francis Joseph (c. 1852-1907), [UMA-AG-000001738]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 28/06/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/658064