Charles Douglas Figgis

The Mining Exchange, Ballarat, Victoria designed by C.D. Figgis

Charles Douglas Figgis (1849–1895) was an architect active in Melbourne and Ballarat in the late nineteenth century who was a partner in the firm Caselli and Figgis. He was a Fellow of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects.

Personal life Figgis was the second son of parents Samuel Figgis and Sarah Figgis (born Smith). He died in 1895 aged 49 and was buried at Cheltenham.

Work

Figgis is noted as the architect of a number of important buildings in Ballarat, Victoria including the Ballarat Town Hall interior, the 1888 Ballarat Mining Exchange, The Geelong Club.

Other buildings designed by Figgis include: Lutheran Church, Doveton Street South, Ballarat, 1876 St Andrew's Presbyterian Church tower and spire, Ballarat, 1884 Ballarat Congregationalist Church, 1862 Ballarat East Fire Station group of villas in Malvern, Victoria, c. 1880.