Herbert Nathaniel Davis

Herbert Nathaniel Davis (20 December 1867 – 14 March 1900) was an Australian architect responsible for designing a number of the extant heritage buildings in Fremantle, Western Australia.

He died at the age of 32, and was interred in the Jewish section of Fremantle Cemetery. His father Eleazor (or Eleazer) M. Davis, originally from Exeter, was a businessman, and "The Civet Cat Fancy Bazaar") at 98 King Street in central Sydney. His mother Frances (Fanny) Matilda Lazarus of London They relocated briefly to George Street before returning to their original location a year later. Five years before the fire, the business had also briefly been declared insolvent and was unable to reopen until 1863.

Davis' mother died in 1888, when Davis was 19,

Not much is known of Davis' education, but by the age of 21 he was a member of the Hebrew Literary and Debating Society, debating at the Great Synagogue. After Davis' death, May and Poppy were both nurses at St. Omer's Hospital in Perth before Poppy moved to Melbourne and became engaged to Bombay-based accountant John Hewet Hardie. Davis only had one grandchild, Hewitt Ian, who died in Bombay in March 1920 at two days old. Poppy died in February 1972 and left the public trustee as the sole executioner of her will.

Buildings In addition to a number of villas and cottages in places such as Cottesloe Beach and on Beach Street, Davis' portfolio included:

1893: Extensions to the Pier Hotel, Cliff Street. 1896: The Lilly Building, 34-36 Cliff Street (next door to the above). 1897: The Tolley & Company Warehouse, 1 Pakenham Street. The building still bears the sign for the Tolley Co. even though that company only occupied their purpose-built facility for eleven years.

Architectural practice After briefly setting up business in 1892 For a time, he also operated out of the Rialto Chambers.