Old Commerce Building

Dublin Core

Title

Old Commerce Building
The University of Melbourne
Building number BN 132
also known as Old Commerce

Date

1938 - 2013

Relation

P00000055: Website: Niamh Cremins, 'ABP Final Show: oh, what a night!'.ABP Communications, The University of Melbourne, 2011. http://wayback.archive-it.org/1133/20130709060330/http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/blog/2012/12/05/abp-final-show-oh-what-a-night (Primary Relationship);
P00000001: Book: Goad, Philip and Tibbits, George, 'Architecture on Campus: A Guide to the University of Melbourne and its Colleges'. Melbourne University Press, 2003. (Primary Relationship);
E000002: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Is related to);
E000011: School of Architecture building (is part of);
E000028: Elliot, Peter John (Is related to); 1992 - 1993, Peter Elliot Pty Ltd refurbished the interior of the Old Commerce building.
E000029: Melbourne School of Design New Building (Is related to); The Old Commerce building save the Bank of New South Wales (Joseph Reed) façade was demolished for the construction of the ABP new building between late 2012 and early 2013.
E000066: Joseph Reed facade (has part);
E000183: Old building and pre-existing conditions (Is related to);

Identifier

E000051

Type

Building or Structure

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Function

Pre-existing building or structure

Abstract

The Old Commerce Building was built between 1938 and 1940. The interior was refurbished by Peter Elliot Pty Ltd from 1992 to 1993, and the building (with the exception of the Bank of New South Wales facade) was demolished for the construction of the ABP new building in late 2012.

Collection

Citation

“Old Commerce Building,” Melbourne School of Design Building Archive, accessed June 24, 2026, http://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/msd-building-archive/items/show/23420.