Henry Budden

Henry Ebenezer Budden CBE was a Sulman Award winning Australian architect active in the firstyears of the 20th century. His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Arts and Crafts and Bungalow through to the InterWar Stripped Classical and Art Deco. He was a leader of his profession and in the wider community, serving as the first Australian War Chest Commissioner during World War I.

Budden was born in Rockley, New South Wales, the son of Sarah Hale and Arthur Budden. His mothers family were flour millers and his father was a bank manager and store keeper who was born in Braintree, Essex, England. The Budden and Stanger families were active and committed members of the Congregational Church.

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