The University owns numerous heritage listed facilities with the oldest dating back to the mid 1800s. They range in value from $80,000 to over $15 million.
The University’s architectural heritage is of significant cultural value to the campus and to the wider community and plays an important role in the marketing of the University. There is an expectation that the University will maintain these structures in perpetuity for the benefit of the broader community. The University is allocating funds to address heritage building conservation issues.
The North Terrace Campus as the original campus of the University of Adelaide contains the most significant heritage buildings within the University’s property portfolio. They stand at the centre of a remarkable set of heritage buildings stretching half a kilometre along North Terrace from Kintore Avenue along to Frome Road. These buildings include The Institute, State Library Mortlock Wing, SA Museum, Art Gallery of SA, Mitchell Building, Elder Hall, Bonython Hall and the Brookman Building
This particular grouping of buildings is a built environment of national heritage significance. There are also other heritage-listed buildings on the site such as the Barr Smith Library reading room, Hartley Building, Bragg Laboratories and the Union Building Group which comprises the Lady Symon and George Murray wings.
The heritage listed buildings on the North Terrace campus are in daily use for teaching, research, administrative and community purposes. Three major sandstone buildings, Mitchell Building, Elder Hall and Bonython Hall, form the public face of the University and are used extensively for marketing and public relations.
The University of Adelaide's property portfolio includes over 30 heritage listed structures. All of these have documented heritage value and are included on State and Local Heritage lists. In addition there are a number of buildings with potential heritage value which are yet to be documented or formally listed. These heritage places are spread across the five campuses of the University and represent purpose built educational buildings, industrial buildings, historic residences and farm buildings, and they serve varying functions within the University's activities.
This document will also serve as the initial source of information for the on-site managers, to assist them in making informed decisions on the appropriate approach to works and general management issues for these heritage places.
