Thomas Pollard Sampson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Pollard Sampson

Australian architect

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1875

Place of Birth: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Date of Death: 25-Jun-1961

Profession: architect

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thomas Pollard Sampson (24 June 1875 – 25 June 1961) was a Tasmanian-born Australian architect active in New South Wales during the first forty years of the 20th century.
His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Arts and Crafts and Bungalow through to the Inter-War Styles.
In 1912 he designed an octagonal roofed stadium at Rushcutters Bay that seated up to 12,000 spectators.
At the time, the Sydney Stadium was considered to be “the largest roofed-in structure in the world.”