page_title: James Macgeorge
section_title: Works
hierarchical_section_title: James Macgeorge / Works
caption_attribution_description: English: Maughan Church, Adelaide [Ernest Gall collection at the State Library of South Australia B 3841]
context_page_description: James Macgeorge was a Scottish-born architect in South Australia. He is remembered for erecting South Australia's first telegraph line.
context_section_description: Around 1855 he drew up several designs for a grand residence on the Turretfield estate, Rosedale, near Sandy Creek, for pastoralist Richard Holland. He was sacked by Holland in 1861 and Kingston appointed in his place.
  In 1859 Macgeorge won the design competition for the Savings Bank at 18 King William Street, completed in July 1860.
  St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Wakefield Street, Adelaide, completed 1865, was designed by him, perhaps after a competition in 1859. The building stands today, renamed "Willard Hall".
  "St Andrews", the residence between Kingston Terrace (121-125) and Stanley Street (222–230), North Adelaide, which he built for his mother around 1862. It was enlarged by architect E. J. Woods for William  and David Murray in the 1870s, and purchased by Charles R. J. Glover in 1914.
  Rebuilding of Cunningham's Bazaar, Rundle Street.
  "Waverly", later "Waverley" at 356-364 South Terrace, Adelaide, built as a residence for pastoralist William Sanders
  He designed the residence "Home Park" for fellow member of the "Free Rifles" W. P. Auld, became "La Pérouse" for Edmond Mazure in 1909, later as "Romalo" was for 90 years the home of the Bonython family, which still stands at 24 Romalo Avenue, Magill.
  Methodist New Connexion Church on Acre 265, Franklin Street, a bluestone church built in 1866 later named Maughan Church for its pioneering minister, James Maughan. noted for its unusual brick spire.
  Congregational Church at Port Adelaide (1867).
  The Congregational Church at McLaren Vale has been attributed to him.
  First section of the Congregational Church on Jetty Road, Glenelg has been attributed to him.
  Macgeorge and his brother designed the Strathalbyn to Port Elliot Railway, opened 1869.
  Macgeorge's design for Adelaide University's Mitchell Building won a competition in 1876, but was never used; instead, William McMinn was commissioned to produce a new design.
caption: Maughan Church, Adelaide photograph by Ernest Gall, 1896
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