Domain House …

UTAS

DOMAIN HOUSE

THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA RETURNS TO THE QUEENS DOMAIN
PETER FREEMAN • PAUL JOHNSTON • PETER WALKER

‘A very impressive work, and a substantial contribution to our knowledge’
Professor Michael Roe University of Tasmania

‘I absolutely love the book and all it represents, and the beautiful poem by Vivian Smith In
the Grounds of the Old University left me speechless and in tears’
Ms. Rhonda Ewart University of Tasmania

The High School of Hobart Town was completed in 1850 to the designs of architect Alexander
Dawson. It became the home of the University of Tasmania in 1892, and was subsequently home to
a variety of Tasmanian educational institutions. It became known as Domain House in the 1970s.

This illustrated history of the life and times of Domain House, and of its conservation by the University
of Tasmania, has been prepared as a commemoration of the one hundred and twenty fifth
anniversary of the founding of the University in 1890. The publication also celebrates the completion
of the Domain House restoration and reconstruction project, which first commenced late in 2012.

Three architects with differing backgrounds, but a shared appreciation of Tasmanian architectural
history and practice, have come together to provide a unique combination of skills and resources
to address the many complex issues in the conservation of Domain House, and to prepare this
illustrated history. Peter Freeman managed the publication about the history of this iconic
Tasmanian building and the conservation project initiated by the University of Tasmania.

The book will reach the bookshops in mid-September

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