Architect. Born Wellington. Son of John and Louisa Swan. Completed an International Correspondence School course in Architecture while in Australia, registering as an architect on his return to New Zealand. A younger brother of architect John Sydney Swan, he joined his brother's firm as a partner, under the name of Swan, Lawrence & Swan. He married Adie Nina Passan in 1914. They had two children. See AT 10/14 (22 May 1991) for fuller biographical information. Died in 1958 aged 73 years [Source: Online historical BDM]
Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Swan, F H, 1885-1958
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Lawrence & Swan :NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited (Incorporated in England...
Date: 1957
By: Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-1081
Description: Part of ground floor plan as existing and part of ground floor plan showing proposed alterations Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Francis H Swan (Lawrence and Swan) Reg'd architects Druid's Bldgs Woodword Street Wellington NZ. No. 27047. June 1957. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour
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Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936 :Plan of extension to building in Cuba St. for Martin [Ken...
Date: 1903
By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0422
Description: Shows ground, first and second floor plan Scale: 1:8 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - JSS 6.6.03; Recto - centre - John S Swan, Architect, Wellington NZ June 03 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, Lawrence & Swan :[Plan of] The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Coy. Ltd. New...
Date: 1936
By: Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-1066
Description: Details of part of ground floor plan showing new room Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Swan & Lawrence Francis H Swan. Regd: Architects Wellington, NZ December 1936 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour
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Swan, Lawrence & Swan :NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited. Premises Feathers...
Date: 1954
By: Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-1078
Description: Plan of yard showing surface to be laid in 6" reinf. concrete Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Francis H Swan) Reg'd architects, Druids Bldgs, Woodward Street, Wgtn. No. 25980. Dec 54. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour
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Swan, Lawrence & Swan :Building Featherston Street, Wellington. The N Z Loan & Mercanti...
Date: 1933
By: Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-1060
Description: Details of part of first and ground floor plan showing partitions and glazed screen on existing counter. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Stamp of Swan, Lawrence & Swan. no. 17227 Feb 1933.; Recto - top right - Swan, Lawreence & Swan. Francis H Swan. Registered architects Wellington NZ February 1933. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour
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Swan, John S, 1874-1936 :[Plan of] Building at Feilding for John Cobbe Esq. [Sheet no.]...
Date: 1905
By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0458
Description: Shows turned spindles for shelving supports and details of shop front etc. Inscriptions: Recto - centre - John S Swan, Architect, Wellington NZ. 10.3.05 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on tracing paper, 590 x 360 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Clere, Fitzgerald & Richmond :Details of ground floor and front windows for D Benjamin ...
Date: 1899
By: Clere, Fitzgerald and Richmond (Firm); Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0450
Description: Details of plans for stone sills , transoms and architraves, with ornamentation possibly in metal over the stonewarehouse The building was in Jervois Quay, Wellington Inscriptions: Recto - stamped Clere, Fitzgerald & Richmond, dated and initialled C. G. M. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, John S :High Street Chambers Christchurch. 20.11.[19]07.
Date: 1907
By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0456
Description: Shows details of fire escapes Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - John S Swan, Architect, Wellington NZ. 20.11.07 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink on tracing paper, 380 x 410 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, Francis H, 1885?-1956 :[Sample architectural drawings sent to the International C...
Date: 1906
By: Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0693/0703
Description: Sample architectural drawings sent to the International Correspondence Schools, USA by Francis H Swan. They have been marked and returned to Swan by the Correspondence Schools. They include drawings of exterior and interior details of houses, conic sections, projections, a plan and an elevation for a three-storied house with a tower, balustraded verandah and classical window detailing. Quantity: 11 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on cartridge paper, 356 x 342 mm
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Swan, John S :[Plan of] cottages at Island Bay. No. 1. & no. 2. 6. 6. [19]06
Date: 1906
By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0446
Description: Shows front, side, back and street elevations and ground and first floor plan for cottages no. 1 and 2. Scale: 1:8 Inscriptions: Recto - centre - John S Swan, Architect, Wellington NZ. 6.6.06 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on linen, 540 x 770 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936 :Plan of [extension to building] in Cuba St. for Martin [K...
Date: 1903
By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0420
Description: Shows fron elevation Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - JSS July 1903 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, Lawrence & Swan :NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited (Incorporated in E...
Date: 1943
By: Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-1072
Description: South, north and rear elevations Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Francis H Swan) Reg'd architects, Woodward Street, Wgtn. September 1943. Witness Francis H Swan and M G Templeton. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour
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[Toxward, Christian Julius] 1831-1891. Attributed works :Design of a house, Willis Stre...
Date: 1862 - 1879
By: Toxward, Christian Julius, 1831-1891; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0733
Description: Shows front elevation and cross-section of a two-storied wooden house Attribution: possibly the work of C J Toxward. The plan was donated by the widow of F H Swan with other architectural plans by Toxward, adjacent to this drawing on acquisition. Toxward and Charles Tringham were the only Wellington architects listed in Wises Post Office Directories of the 1870s. The drawing may be as early as the 1860s. Leppien (or Leppin) was working in Willis Street by 1862. Other Titles - Leppin Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on linen, 510 x 740 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, John Sydney :Plan of brick building Willis & Mercer Streets, Wellington, NZ for M...
Date: 1909
By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0391
Description: Shows ground, first, second and third floor plans Scale: 1:8 Inscriptions: Recto - top right - John S Swan MRSA Architect Wellington NZ March 1909 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, John Sidney 1874?-1936 :National Bank of New Zealand, Wellington. 1906 and 1907
Date: 1906 - 1907
By: Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958; National Bank of New Zealand
Reference: Plans-85-1046/1069
Description: Details, floor plans, elevations. In extremely fragile condition with sections missing Handle with great care Quantity: 24 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, sizes vary Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - From MS-Group-5, Swan Family. Transferred 18 Nov 1986.
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Turnbull, Thomas 1825-1907 :St John's Presbyterian Church, Willis Street. December 1st,...
Date: 1884
By: Turnbull, Thomas, 1824-1907; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0997
Description: Elevation of Wall & Willis Street, and Wall and Dixon Street. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Wellington December 1st 1884. These are the drawings referred to in our agreement of this date. James Smith James Wilson Treasurer for St John's Presbyterian Church, Willis Street Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink & watercolour on paper Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 7 September 1958
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Swan, Lawrence & Swan :NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited. (Incorporated in ...
Date: 1948
By: Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-1073
Description: Rear elevation of building showing new fire escapes etc Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Francis H Swan) Reg'd architects, Druids Bldgs, Woodward Street, Wgtn. No. 23630. Oct 1948; Recto - bottom right - This is the drawing referred to in the agreement dated this 7th day of October 1948 and signed by us. Francis H Swan, M G Templeton Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour
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Swan, Lawrence & Swan :[Plan of] Building Ballance Street, Wellington. The New Zealand ...
Date: 1934
By: Swan, Lawrence & Swan (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-1064
Description: Details of plan of part of ground floor, showing elevation to Ballance Street. Also shows detail of shelving. Inscriptions: Recto - centre left - Swan & Lawrence Francis H Swan. Regd: Architects Wellington, NZ July 1934 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour
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Swan, John Sidney, 1874-1936 :[Plan of] Building in Ghuznee Street, Wellington. October...
Date: 1902
By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0494
Description: Shows details of lower cornice Scale: 1:8 Apartments for Herrman Lewis Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - John S Swan, Architect, Wellington NZ. October 14 1902 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
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Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885?-1956 :Sketch plan of proposed alterations to premises at F...
Date: 1944
By: Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-77-0440
Description: Shows ground floor plan, Featherston Street and first floor plan Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing