Union Lawn/ Concrete Lawn
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Union Lawn/ Concrete Lawn
Description
The picturesque Lake was incrementally filled and eventually converted into the Union Lawn. The filling of the lake began during the construction of the New Chemistry Building in 1930s.
The New Chemistry Building was supposed to be built in a more southerly location but it was moved during the phase of the rectangularisation of campus. As a result, the edge of the New Chemistry Building was aligned with the Old Geology Building from the south edge, which meant the new site sat on the existing lake. That portion of the lake was later filled in. Later, a portion of the eastern edge was filled during the construction of the Old Commerce building and hence the lake became smaller and smaller and eventually filled in and converted into a lawn, named after the Union House that sat in the western edge of the lawn.
The New Chemistry Building was supposed to be built in a more southerly location but it was moved during the phase of the rectangularisation of campus. As a result, the edge of the New Chemistry Building was aligned with the Old Geology Building from the south edge, which meant the new site sat on the existing lake. That portion of the lake was later filled in. Later, a portion of the eastern edge was filled during the construction of the Old Commerce building and hence the lake became smaller and smaller and eventually filled in and converted into a lawn, named after the Union House that sat in the western edge of the lawn.
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Citation
“Union Lawn/ Concrete Lawn,” Constructing Change: the evolving Parkville campus , accessed May 15, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/items/show/40.