Baldwin Spencer Building
Title
Baldwin Spencer Building
Description
Opened in 1888 as the Biology School under the direction of Baldwin Spencer, the first professor of biology at the University of Melbourne. The building contained a lecture theatre, teaching museum, and laboratories. In 1899 further rooms were added. In 1920 the building was renamed the Zoology Building. In 2011 the building was extensively remodelled to become a learning space for the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
Creator
Architect Reed, Henderson & Smart
Source
A short history of the University of Melbourne, Stuart Macintyre and R.J.W. Selleck
Architecture on Campus / Philip Goad & George Tibbits
A centenary history of the University of Melbourne / Geoffrey Blainey.
The University of Melbourne : a centenary portrait / arranged and illustrated by Norman H. Olver ; narrative by Geoffrey Blainey.
Architecture AU (2011) Baldwin Spencer Building at the University of Melbourne
Victorian Heritage Register. Baldwin Spencer Building
Architecture on Campus / Philip Goad & George Tibbits
A centenary history of the University of Melbourne / Geoffrey Blainey.
The University of Melbourne : a centenary portrait / arranged and illustrated by Norman H. Olver ; narrative by Geoffrey Blainey.
Architecture AU (2011) Baldwin Spencer Building at the University of Melbourne
Victorian Heritage Register. Baldwin Spencer Building
Date
1887
Contributor
| Year | Architect | Work |
| 1887, 1889 | Reed, Henderson & Smart | Designed & Constructed |
| 1905-06 | Smart, Tappin & Peebles | Botany teaching rooms on the north |
| 1961-63 | Mockridge Stahle & Mitchell | West wing |
Relation
Collection
Citation
Architect Reed, Henderson & Smart, “Baldwin Spencer Building,” Constructing Change: the evolving Parkville campus , accessed July 24, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/items/show/3.