Claud Hamilton (architect)

Claud Hamilton (1 June 1891 – 21 May 1943) was a New Zealand-born architect who was active in Sydney from 1916 until his death his death in 1943. He is particularly notable for the design of many distinguished apartment buildings in Darlinghurst and Potts Point in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. As a resident of 59 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay, Hamilton was the first person to propose a tunnel under Kings Cross almost forty years before the Kings Cross Tunnel opened for traffic in 1975 dealing with the traffic gridlock that had developed in that part of the city.