W , ▁with ▁the ▁general ▁layout ▁and ▁form ▁referenced ▁for ▁buildings ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Australia ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁These ▁included ▁Lewis ’ s ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 3 7 ; ▁dest r .) ▁Par ram atta ▁Cour th ouse , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( 1 8 4 7 – 5 1 ; ▁now ▁Mag istr ates ’ ▁Court ▁House ), ▁Ad ela ide , ▁South ▁Australia , ▁by ▁Richard ▁Lamb eth . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁alter ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁by ▁James ▁Bar net ▁to ▁include ▁major ▁fl ank ing ▁court ▁room ▁add itions . ▁The ▁extension ▁facing ▁Victoria ▁Street , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁Arch itect ' s ▁Office . ▁ ▁Bron te ▁House ▁ ▁Lewis ▁acquired ▁land ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁beach side ▁sub urb ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁started ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁sand stone ▁b ung al ow ▁which ▁became ▁Bron te ▁House . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁housing ▁his ▁family ▁but ▁Lewis ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁mid - const ruction ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁re cess ion . ▁ ▁The ▁partially ▁built ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Robert ▁L owe . ▁The ▁four ▁square ▁asym met rical ▁plan , ▁including ▁a ▁bay ▁and ▁bow ▁window , ▁was ▁typical ▁of ▁Lewis , ▁except ▁the ▁external ▁detail ing , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁rom antic ▁circular ▁and ▁hex ag