Old Treasury Building, Melbourne, Australia

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	Old Treasury Building
Designer	J. J. Clark
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Date	1858 to 1862
Building Type	Government Building
Construction System	stone
Climate	Warm Temperate
Context	Urban
Architectural Style	Renaissance Revival
Street Address
Notes	Built as a result of the Victorian Gold Rush of the 1850s; interior finished with Bacchus Marsh Sandstone

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 2.1 Restoration 1992-1994 2.2 City Museum 2005 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] Images

[edit] Discussion

Building Details
Client	Colony of Victoria / Province of Victoria
Stories	3
Height	70 feet ( meters)
Length	200 feet ( meters)
Width	55 feet ( meters)
Program	Treasury, government offices.

[edit] Restoration 1992-1994

Building Modification ()
	Old Treasury Building
Date

[edit] City Museum 2005

Building Modification (2005)
	City Museum of Melbourne
Date	to 2005
Modification Type	adaptive reuse
Building Type	Museum
Notes	Iconic red steel signage.

Building Details
Stories	3
Height	70 feet ( meters)
Length	200 feet ( meters)
Width	55 feet ( meters)
Program	Treasury, government offices.

[edit] Maps

[edit] References

• Old Treasury Building - History at CityMuseumMelbourne.org. Includes building history, elevation drawing, and historical lithograph and photograph. Viewed by David Owen on 2009.0219.
• Wayfinding, by David Gibson, ArchitectureWeek No. 416, 2009.0218, pC1.1.

[edit] External Links

• City Museum - Official web site.
• 2008 Photo showing red sign.