Sydney Ancher

His fascination with Europe contributed to the introduction of European internationalism in Australia.

He also had a significant impact on the establishment of modern domestic architecture.

[1] Sydney Ancher was the son of New Zealand journalist Edward Albert Ancher and his Australian wife Ethel Puah, née Parsons.

He was educated at Mosman Superior Public, North Sydney Boys’ High and Sydney Technical High School.

On 26 November 1926 he married Aaletha Ethel Hasemer, a stenographer, at the Presbyterian Church, Mosman, Australia.

Sydney Ancher in December 1948.
Sydney Ancher’s House was constructed in 1955, on Bogota Avenue, Sydney. The two story dwelling comprises a lower garage and upper living quarters with an open patio space. The interior has varnished wooden flooring and a lighting system made from a series of rectangles.