System Garden

System Garden, University of Melbourne, c1866.
Photograph - Botany. Systems Garden. 1966
System Garden, University of Melbourne, May 1986.

Title

System Garden

Description

Established in 1856, "In the north-west corner of the site (campus grounds) was another striking feature, the system garden, a botanical garden created by Bateman and the Professor of Natural Science, Fredrick McCoy." (Goad & Tibbits, 2003, pp. 15).

Creator

Landscape Architect Edward La Trobe Bateman with Professor Fredrick McCoy

Date

1856

Contributor

Year Architect Work
1856 Edward La Trobe Bateman and Professor Fredrick McCoy
1866-75 Reed & Barnes Brick tower and glass house, since demolished

Citation

Landscape Architect Edward La Trobe Bateman with Professor Fredrick McCoy, “System Garden,” Constructing Change: the evolving Parkville campus , accessed November 26, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/items/show/19.

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