▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁great ▁expansion . ▁ ▁A ▁long ▁series ▁of ▁public ▁works ▁throughout ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁followed , ▁including ▁court ▁houses , ▁police ▁stations ▁and ▁government ▁buildings . ▁Lewis ▁also ▁super vised ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁buildings ▁designed ▁by ▁other ▁architect s , ▁a ▁notable ▁example ▁being ▁Government ▁House ▁designed ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁Edward ▁Bl ore . ▁Lewis ▁became ▁the ▁leading ▁pro ponent ▁in ▁Australia ▁of ▁the ▁Class ical ▁Rev ival ▁style , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁Dor ic ▁variation , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁exclus ively ▁design ▁in ▁this ▁style . ▁ ▁Lewis ' s ▁post ▁as ▁Col onial ▁Arch itect ▁ended ▁s our ly ▁after ▁a ▁public ▁controvers y ▁concerning ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Sydney ’ s ▁first ▁museum . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁he ▁began ▁design ing ▁Sydney ' s ▁first ▁museum , ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁present ▁Australian ▁Museum . ▁The ▁project ▁experienced ▁substantial ▁cost ▁over run s ▁during ▁construction ▁and ▁Lewis ▁was ▁heavily ▁critic ised ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁polit icians . ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁completed , ▁but ▁an ▁official ▁inqu iry ▁bl amed ▁Lewis ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁Col onial ▁Arch itect ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁after ▁twenty ▁nine ▁years ▁in ▁ret irement , ▁Lewis ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁kid ney ▁a il ment ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁works ▁ ▁Gl ades ville ▁M ental ▁Hospital ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5