Austin House (also Bishop’s Court ) located in Georgetown , is the official residence of the Anglican Bishop of Guyana . The building is named after William Piercy Austin , the first Anglican bishop of Guyana.
11-660: Austin House may refer to: Guyana [ edit ] Austin House (Guyana) , official residence of the Anglican Bishop of Guyana United States [ edit ] Hiram B. Austin House , Mon Louis Island, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Mobile County, Alabama A. Everett Austin House , Hartford, Connecticut, listed on
22-720: The NRHP in Hartford County, Connecticut Austin House (Sarasota, Florida) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Manatee County, Florida Austin-Hennessey Homestead , Wells, Maine, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in York County, Maine Drury-Austin House , Boyds, Maryland, listed on the NRHP in Maryland Francis B. Austin House , Boston, Massachusetts, listed on
33-770: The NRHP in Massachusetts Cooper-Frost-Austin House , Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts Austin-McDonald House , Aztec, New Mexico, listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, New Mexico Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse , Brooklyn, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kings County, New York Richard Austin House , Ossining, New York, listed on
44-744: The National Register of Historic Places in Utah County, Utah William Austin House (Park City, Utah) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Summit County, Utah See also [ edit ] Austin Hall (disambiguation) Austin Building (disambiguation) Austin Historic District (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
55-878: The National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York William Austin House (Trumansburg, New York) , listed on the NRHP in Tompkins County, New York Eliphalet Austin House , Austinburg, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Ohio Austin-Magie Farm and Mill District , Oxford, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Ohio John Alexander Austin House , Memphis, Tennessee, listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Tennessee Thomas Austin House , Lehi, Utah, listed on
66-410: The bishop was a U-shaped building constructed in 1842, and was named Kingston House . In 1892, it was renamed Austin House in honour of William Piercy Austin , the first Anglican bishop of Guyana. The building fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1894. On 5 October 1894, the new building was completed. The Austin House is a wooden building with two steep roofs and Demerara windows . In 1930,
77-415: The ground floor was enclosed to enlarge office space. In 1950, two stained glass windows were installed over the main entrance. One window contains the arms of the dioceses of London and Canterbury, and the other the arms of the dioceses of Guyana and Barbados. Austin House was restored in 2012. In 1998, Guyana started a procedure to nominate Georgetown as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Austin House
88-491: The title Austin House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Austin_House&oldid=1060077475 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Austin House (Guyana) The original residence for
99-602: Was consecrated a bishop at Westminster Abbey on 24 August 1842, to serve as first Bishop of British Guiana . In the words of the youthful Queen Victoria , he was "the youngest and handsomest of my Bishops." In 1884, Austin was appointed Primate of the West Indies and in 1891, Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George . In 1884, Austin founded the Anglican Grammar School for Boys , which
110-480: Was one of the 13 monuments selected for inclusion, however the nomination ran into difficulties due to inadequate legislation to protect the monuments. As of 2021, Guyana is not listed. This Guyana article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . William Austin (bishop) Lord William Piercy Austin (7 November 1807 – 9 November 1892) was the inaugural and long serving Bishop of Guyana from 1842 until his death. He
121-571: Was the son of William Austin (1759–1817), co-owner of the Land of Plenty plantation in British Guiana , and his wife Mehetabel Piercy; he was born in Stone, Staffordshire . He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1825, graduating B.A. 1829, and M.A. 1835. Ordained in 1831, Austin was in rapid succession curate , vicar and Rural Dean of Georgetown , then Archdeacon and Bishop. He
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