This entry was written by children for children as part of the 'Touchstones Tour' created by students from the South Australian School for Vision Impaired. For a more detailed history, please see the related entries.

The Brookman Building, built in 1900-1903, was the first purpose-built home of the South Australian School of Mines and Industries, which became part of the University of South Australia in 1991. The stately building is at the corner of Frome Street and North Terrace, Adelaide.

This fountain is outside the University of South Australia Brookman Building.

What can you:

  • Hear?
  • Smell?
  • Feel?

For more information about the history of the Brookman Building, click here!

By South Australian School for Vision Impaired (SASVI)

This entry was created by the students from the South Australian School for Visioned Impaired (SASVI), Children's University Adelaide as part of a multi-sensory North Terrace experience for South Australia's History Festival. Download the Adelaidia app or visit the Adelaidia Tours page to see the full trail. 

Uploaded 17 May 2017

Cite this

South Australian School for Vision Impaired (SASVI), ‘Fountain - Brookman Building’, SA History Hub, History Trust of South Australia, https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/things/fountain-brookman-building, accessed 25 April 2024.

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