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MITCHELL BUILDING |
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Opposite 228 North Tce
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The Mitchell Building with its fine ornamentation is the face of the University of Adelaide. Inside, a grand staircase sweeps up from the foyer, but the old design doesn’t fit well with modern academic life. |
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Mitchell Building 1881 “With a degree of pomp and ceremony befitting the importance of the occasion the foundation stone of the University of Adelaide was laid ... The building, when completed, will be worthy of the high purpose to which it is devoted ... ” The University of Adelaide was founded in 1874. It operated from rented premises until the Mitchell Building was completed – the first building on the North Terrace campus. It is built in the Gothic style with a grand staircase complete with mezzanine landing, stained glass windows, arches and a hammer beam roof. Originally it housed all University disciplines, but as the institution expanded, it became an administrative hub housing the offices of the Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor. In 1961 the building was named in honour of Professor William Mitchell, a renowned philosopher who was Vice-Chancellor (1918 –1942) and Chancellor (1942–1948). In front of the Mitchell Building is a statue of Sir Walter Watson Hughes by Francis John Williamson. Hughes was the first benefactor of the University. Text from a sign in front of the Building |
