University House & Professorial Houses
Title
University House & Professorial Houses
Description
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 those six.
Creator
Architect Reed, Anketell Henderson & Smart
Source
Architecture on Campus / Philip Goad & George Tibbits
The University of Melbourne : a centenary portrait / arranged and illustrated by Norman H. Olver ; narrative by Geoffrey Blainey.
University Archives, History of the University of Melbourne. Key 22: The Professors' Houses 1884
University of Melbourne sketchbook / text by John Bechervaise ; drawings by Bill Beasley.
Victorian Heritage Register. University House
The University of Melbourne : a centenary portrait / arranged and illustrated by Norman H. Olver ; narrative by Geoffrey Blainey.
University Archives, History of the University of Melbourne. Key 22: The Professors' Houses 1884
University of Melbourne sketchbook / text by John Bechervaise ; drawings by Bill Beasley.
Victorian Heritage Register. University House
Date
1884
Contributor
University House
| Year | Architect | Work |
| 1884 | Reed, Henderson & Smart | Designed & Constructed |
| 1953 | Roy Grounds | Minor renovations |
| 1959 | Grounds Romberg & Boyd | Main dining room |
| 1965-66 | Rae Featherstone | West extension, main lounge |
| 1969 | Rae Featherstone | East extension, east dining room |
| 1993 | Tony Di Mase and Franco Di Stefano | Entrance lobby |
Relation
Material: Red Bricks
Collection
Citation
Architect Reed, Anketell Henderson & Smart, “University House & Professorial Houses,” Constructing Change: the evolving Parkville campus , accessed December 28, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/items/show/20.