1900 - 1920: Early twentieth century
Title
1900 - 1920: Early twentieth century
Description
The Great Depression of the 1890s, which hit Australia in 1892, impacted the University through a substantial reduction in annual government grants. The existing buildings received little to no maintenance and there were no funds for new buildings until the end of the decade.
Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, grants were received for several new buildings, and for the extension or alteration of existing ones. The buildings that were planned and built included a new administrative block, new buildings for Geology, Botany and Agriculture, with extensions to the exisiting Metallurgy and Chemistry Schools.
Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, grants were received for several new buildings, and for the extension or alteration of existing ones. The buildings that were planned and built included a new administrative block, new buildings for Geology, Botany and Agriculture, with extensions to the exisiting Metallurgy and Chemistry Schools.
Collection Items
Site Plan & Aerial view: 1900- 1920
Several master plans were proposed by the Professor of Agriculture, Thomas Cherry and Professor of Anatomy, Richard Berr. Eventually, an architect, George de Lacy Evans, was hired to propose another master plan. None of these plans were ever…
Old Arts Building
Formerly known as Arts and Education building the Old Arts building was designed by the Victorian Department of Public Works and constructed between 1919 and 1924. It became known as Old Arts when the nearby Babel, or "new" Arts Building opened in…
Peter Hall building
Formerly known as the Anatomy building, and later the Richard Berry Building. This building was renamed in December 2016 after Peter Hall, researcher in probability theory and mathematical statistics. The renaming (from the Richard Berry building)…