Benjamin Mountfort

Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort (13 Maart 1825–15 Maart 1898) was 'n Engelse emigrant na Nieu-Seeland waar hy een van dié land se mees prominente 19de eeuse argitekte geword het. Hy het groot aandeel gehad in die vorming van die stad Christchurch. Hy is aangestel as die eerste amptelike provinsiale argitek in die ontwikkelende provinsie Canterbury. Hy is baie beïnvloed deur die Anglo-Katolieke filosofie agter Viktoriaanse argitektuur, en die invoer van die Gotiese hernuwing in Nieu-Seeland word aan hom toegeskryf. Sy Gotiese ontwerpe in beide hout en klip in die provinsie word geag as uniek aan Nieu-Seeland. Hy word vandag as die stigtersargitek van Canterbury gesien.

Geboue deur Benjamin Mountfort 

 Most Holy Trinity in Lyttelton, 1851 (afgebreek)
 Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, 1858-1865: 
 Christchurch Cathedral, begun 1863: 
 Canterbury Museum, 1869-1882:  
 St. Augustine's  Church, Waimate 1872: 
 Avonside Church Chancel, 1876:   
 St Paul's Church, Papanui, 1877
 Canterbury College, Christchurch, 1882:  
 Church of the Good Shepherd, Phillipstown, 1884
 St Mary's Church, Auckland, begin in 1886:  
 St John's Cathedral, Napier, 1888

Verwysings 
 Mclintock, A.H. (ed). "Mountfort, Benjamin Woolfield" (1966), An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.  Govt. Print New Zealand.
 Taylor, C.R.H. (1929). The Gothic Beauties and History of the Canterbury Provincial Buildings. Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board.
 Lochhead, Ian (1999). A Dream of Spires: Benjamin Mountfort and the Gothic revival. Canterbury: Canterbury University Press.

Eksterne skakels 

 Contemporary references to Mountfort's reputation . Besoek op 1 Maart 2005.
 Mountfort centenary. Besoek op 1 Maart 2005.
 References to Mountfort's architectural inspiration . Besoek op 10 Maart 2005.

Britse argitekte
Nieu-Seelandse argitekte
Vrymesselaars
Geboortes in 1825
Sterftes in 1898