Melbourne Athenaeum blue plaque

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Athenaeum Building is registered by Heritage Council Victoria. The original Mechanics Institute was built on this site in 1842. The present building was completed in 1886 to a design by architects Smith and Johnson. The statue of Athena on the parapet is a distinctive featured. (Victorian Herita

ge Register Number H0501)

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