MacRobertson Girls' High School buildings

MacRobertson Girls’ High School buildings
MacRobertson Girls' High School main entry
TypeState secondary school campus
EtymologySir Michael Macpherson Robertson
Location350–370 Kings Way, Albert Park, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°50′10″S 144°58′20″E / 37.8360°S 144.9722°E / -37.8360; 144.9722
FounderSir Michael Macpherson Robertson
Built1934; 90 years ago (1934)
ArchitectNorman Seabrook of Seabrook and Fildes
Architectural style(s)Inter-war Functionalist & Moderne
OwnerVictorian Department of Education
Websitewww.macrob.vic.edu.au
Official nameMacRobertson Girls' High School
TypeBuilt
CriteriaArchitectural, historic and social significance
Designated23 May 1998
Reference no.2961

The MacRobertson Girls’ High School buildings are a series of heritage-listed buildings constructed on the site of the Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, located on the Kings Way, in Albert Park, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The girls' school and the campus is named in honour of Sir Michael Macpherson Robertson after MacRobertson donated $100,000 to the State of Victoria, $40,000 of which was spent to construct the school. Norman Seabrook of Seabrook and Fildes architecture practice, designed the building after winning the state-wide design competition with his functional and modern design entry in the Inter-war Functionalist & Moderne style.[1]: 35  Constructed in 1934 during centenary celebrations of Victoria, MacRobertson was vital to the progress of modernist architecture in Australia and essential in the strong re-emergence of the state after the economic downturn of the depression.[1]: 34 

The building was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 23 May 1998 due to the buildings' architectural, historic and social significance to the State of Victoria.[2]

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  2. ^ "MacRobertson Girls' High School, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number HH1641, Heritage Overlay HOHO176". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2019.