Created By: University of Tasmania
Location: corner Cimitiere Street and Tamar Street/City Park
Year: 1891 (original building), 2025 (renovation/extension)
Architect: John Duncan (original building), Terroir (renovation/extension)
Builder: John Farmillo (original building), SHAPE (renovation/extension)
Style: Neo-Classical/French Renaissance Revival (original building)
Notes: Original building constructed for the Tasmanian exhibition of 1891-2 (compare to the Melbourne Exhibition Building of 1880). The same architect also did Duck Reach Power Station in Cataract Gorge. Renovation/extension replaces an earlier structure to connect a new entry, foyer, cafe and ancillary spaces facing City Park.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Launceston Architecture A
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