1880 Exhibition Building Drawing Exhibition Street A significant photograph of Number

A significant photograph of Number 1 Collins Street

located on the corner of Williams and Little Collins Streets

in the grounds of Melbourne University

The spires were not added until the late 1930s and the building was completed in 1939

despite its formal agreement of a joint treaty predating the commencement of the war

1880 Exhibition Building Drawing Exhibition Street A significant photograph of NumberA beautiful drawing from 1880 of the Exhibition Building in Melbourne, drawn by the architect, Joseph Reed. The building was constructed for the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. Reed also designed or was involved in the design of many other Melbourne icons, such as the current Melbourne Town Hall, and the State Library building. The builder was David Mitchell, who also constructed Melbourne's Scots' Church and St Patrick's Cathedral.