David Elphinstone 1847-1916 was an Australian architect and builder. Elphinstone built many buildings in Glebe, New South Wales and Ashfield, New South Wales at the end of the 19th century. A member of a family of architects and builders, David Elphinstone was the son of Alexander Elphinstone and the father of David Bruce Elphinstone (born 1880), who also became an architect.
Elphinstone Joined the building industry as a carpenter under the tutelage of his father in 1868. Operating as an architect from 1879 the scale of redevelopment of saint Philip's in Glebe, Sydney made him the suburbs largest building contractor.
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| Name | Elphinstone, David |
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