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- Collection: 1880 - 1900: Consolidation
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Baldwin Spencer Building
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.…
Elisabeth Murdoch Building
Built in 1885, first known as New Medical Building then Old Pathology, it was the first expansion of the medical school at the University of Melbourne (the first medical school in Australia). The building was remodelled in 1908 and a second storey…
University House & Professorial Houses
University House was the first professorial house built on the campus in 1884 for Professor Nanson (Mathematics). An additional six were built in 1887 where the Baillieu Library now stands. University House is the only remaining professorial house of…
Engineering building
Built in 1899, the Engineering Building was the home of the first permanent Engineering course in Australia. Its construction was jointly funded by Professor William Charles Kernot, and the Government.