Many of the people regarded as the founders of International House were prominent in their fields. There were politicians, academics, a judge, and a surgeon among others (Larkins, 2018a, 34–7). But establishing International House was a community effort, and students too had important roles to play. Here we look at the three most prominent of […]
The dining hall is a significant place in any residential college, providing not just meals but also memories. When International House opened in 1957, the dining hall was much smaller and more formal than it is today. ‘Men’ (as the residents were all male at that time) were required to dress formally for the evening […]
International House’s ‘Greycourt’ stands out from the mid-century modern wings Clunies and Wadham and the quirky 70s Scheps. So how did Greycourt come to be part of IH? Greycourt, designed by the architects Henderson & Smart (Victorian Heritage Database, 2023), was built in 1882 and originally housed a school: Carlton College. Under the direction of […]
Although not welcoming students until 1957, International House was causing excitement amongst the University of Melbourne’s benefactors and student population throughout the 1950s. The International House Fair, a yearly fundraising extravaganza in May, featured prominently in the student newspaper Farrago, with students and the wider community assisting with performances, donations, and market stalls. Along with […]
International House’s first accommodation building, now known as the Ian Clunies Ross Wing, had its beginnings when a group of University of Melbourne students and members of the broader community began discussing ways to ease some of the housing problems faced by the city’s international students. You can read more about the path to Clunies […]
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