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LOCATION
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Address North Terrace ADELAIDE
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area ADELAIDE Council
Polygon Type B - Building footprint
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Brookman Building, University of South Australia (former School of Mines and Industries, then SA Institute of Technology)
Registered Name S.A. Institute of Technology - Main Building
Significance The Brookman Building represents the importance and growth of technical education in South Australia at the turn of the 20th Century. Its construction was a response to the need to provide education for emerging technical professions as a result of the State's industrialisation. A fine representation of the 'Federation Gothic' style, it is architecturally significant as a well-executed example of the work of Superintendent of Public Buildings Charles Owen Smyth. The building also contains significant stained glass windows, the work of notable Adelaide firms E F Troy and H L Vosz. It has important associations with Sir George Brookman, MLC, one of the State's key industrialists, who provided a substantial donation towards the cost of construction. Several other prominent industry leaders also contributed funds for a library and laboratories. It was the first purpose-built building of the South Australian School of Mines and Industries, which from its establishment in 1888 played a crucial role in the development of technical education in the State. [Adapted from Swanbury Penglase, Brookman Building Conservation Management Plan, 1999 & 2001]
Subject Index Education - Tertiary Institution
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 26-NOV-1981
REFERENCE
LGA Adelaide
State Heritage ID 10877
Heritage Number 1547
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CR 5251/900 H105100 S593

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