Graduates Memorial Building — Trinity College

Detached fifteen-bay four-storey with attic accommodation society building and hall of residence, built 1902, having central gable-fronted breakfront to front (south) and rear (north) elevations, shaped gable to rear, gable-fronted end bays to east and west ends, and gable-fronted breakfronts to side elevations. Pitched slate roof with multiple-pitched spans to rear, set perpendicular to main span, half-dormer windows to front, ashlar limestone chimneystacks having carved string courses, carved eaves course and cornice to gables, ashlar limestone parapet to side elevations of centre bay, carved limestone urns and finials, and cast-iron rainwater goods with decorative marigold details. Ashlar limestone walls with limestone plinth course, limestone and Portland limestone string courses and entablatures, and Portland limestone composite pilasters, foliate panels to pilasters to third floor to central bay. Uncoursed rubble calp limestone walls to rear, Portland stone quoins, cornice and platband to central bay, Portland stone Corinthian pilaster quoins to end bays, rubble limestone plinth having carved Portland stone capping. Half-dormer window openings with carved limestone pediments having square-headed window openings with keystone details. Square-headed window openings with shouldered carved Portland stone architraves and sills to first and second floors. Square-headed window openings to third floor breakfront and end bays with Portland stone Corinthian-style pilasters supporting entablature with pulvinated frieze, foliate swag detail, marigolds, urn on plinth to end bays, crest comprising crown surmounting cartouche having monogram to central breakfront. Square-headed window openings with carved limestone surround to ground floor and rear elevation, oculus to ground floor breakfront having carved architrave with egg-and-dart and scrollwork detail, Venetian window to third floor rear of breakfront. Six-over-six pane, four-over-four pane, three-over-six pane, six-over-nine pane and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and timber casement windows, with one stained glass window to breakfront. Square-headed door openings, with carved shouldered Portland stone architraves, date stone in roman numerals to side elevations, broken pediment with scrollwork detail and urn, egg-and-dart motif to cornice, carved monogram to keystone to door opening to front, with double-leaf part glazed timber panelled doors, overlight to side elevations, approached by granite steps. Interior accommodating two residential blocks flanking society hall and debating chamber. Double-height debating chamber having deep cornice moulding with egg-and-dart detail, rectangular plaster panels and moulded dado rail, and panelled composite pilasters, bronze relief of George Ferdinand Shaw, and balcony with carved timber balustrade. Carved timber staircase to central foyer, with stained glass window depicting Greek orators Epaminondas and Demosthenes. Billiard rooms, library and records room, and conversation rooms with plaster ceiling panels, cornices and dado rails. Timber panelled doors with timber architraves throughout. Set in Trinity College campus overlooking Library Square to south, and forming south range of Botany Bay.