▁Governor ▁Bour ke ▁made ▁suggestions ▁within ▁reports ▁of ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁finally ▁discovered ▁an ▁architect ▁compet ent ▁enough ▁to ▁satisfy ▁his ▁needs ▁within ▁the ▁public ▁works ▁sector . ▁Lewis ' ▁discovery ▁to ▁Bour ke ▁came ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁des perate ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁L un atic ▁As yl um ▁which ▁was ▁ade qu ate ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁problem ▁people ▁within ▁the ▁col ony . ▁Lewis ▁began ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Gl ades ville ▁As yl um ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁His ▁design ▁had ▁a ▁simple ▁traditional ▁fac ade , ▁symmet rical ▁in ▁plan ▁and ▁elev ation . ▁The ▁I onic ▁columns ▁of ▁the ▁port ico ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁examples ▁of ▁such ▁orn ate ▁craft sm ans hip ▁within ▁Australia ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁Pre viously ▁it ▁was ▁more ▁common ▁to ▁see ▁Dor ic ▁columns ▁with ▁circular ▁detail ing ▁at ▁the ▁capit als , ▁requiring ▁far ▁less ▁detail ▁and ▁craft sm ans hip ▁than ▁the ▁orn ate ▁I onic ▁columns ▁designed ▁by ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church , ▁Cam den ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁, ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁examples ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁architecture ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁constructed ▁from ▁local ▁materials ▁such ▁as ▁stone ▁and ▁cl ay . ▁The ▁cl ay ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁produce ▁br icks ▁with ▁a ▁great