Building 1 (Francis Ormond Building) (1886 - )
- From
- 1886
- Website
- https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-heritage/historical-buildings/francis-ormond
- Summary
Building 1, the Francis Ormond Building, is of severe educational Gothic style. The first stage of the building - the Bowen Street wing - was completed in 1886, and opened by Francis Ormond in 1887. The second wing, located on La Trobe Street, was opened in 1892 (Edquist and Grierson, 2008, pp. 4 and 6; Royal Melbourne Technical College, 1955 (compiled 1954), p. 15).
Related Entities
Published Resources
Books
- Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008. Details
- Royal Melbourne Technical College, Royal Melbourne Technical College Calendar 1955, Melbourne, Victoria. Also available at https://rmit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61RMIT_INST/1adn3cm/alma9921556747701341. Details
Online Resources
- Francis Ormond Building (RMIT Building 1), Victorian Heritage Database, 8 May 2008, https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/3011. Details
Images
- Title
- Construction of front section and tower of Building 1
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1891
- Creator
- RMIT University Photographer
- Control
- PH2_1_54
- Source
- RMIT University Library
Sources used to compile this entry: Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008; Royal Melbourne Technical College, Royal Melbourne Technical College Calendar 1955, Melbourne, Victoria. Also available at https://rmit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61RMIT_INST/1adn3cm/alma9921556747701341.
Created: 14 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024