NEWMAN COLLEGE
File Number:
B783
VHR Number:
H21
Level:
State
Location:
University of Melbourne 887 Swanston Street PARKVILLE
Address:
University of Melbourne PARKVILLE 3052 VIC
Municipality: Melbourne City
Address:
887 Swanston Street PARKVILLE 3052 VIC
Municipality: Melbourne City
b783 Newman College Melbourne University 887 Swanston St Melbourne
Image By: UnknownImage Date: Unknown
Image Copyright: National Trust of Australia (Vic)
Statement of Cultural Heritage Significance:
CITATION A supreme example of the work of Walter Burley Griffin. The facetted stonework is a mature example of his individual use of stone. The stonework also illustrates the modern expression this architect developed in working this traditional material. Special reference is made to the handling of light in the design of the rotunda (Refectory). The importance of the building is enhanced by its place in the history of tertiary education in Victoria and by the development of Catholic lay culture in Melbourne.