Old Treasury Building

The Old Treasury Building is a grand 19th-century Renaissance Revival building located at 20 Spring Street in East Melbourne, Victoria. Constructed between 1858 and 1862 to house the Victorian Treasury and store gold from the gold rush, it is considered one of Australia's finest classical buildings. Now operating as a museum, it presents exhibitions on Melbourne's history, the gold vaults, and Victoria's political heritage within its original bluestone and sandstone interiors.

Visitors can explore a beautifully preserved 19th-century government building with grand stone facades, original offices and basement gold vaults. Inside, museum exhibitions cover the Victorian gold rush, early Melbourne history and the building's former administrative role. The setting includes elegant interiors, historic chambers, interpretive displays and temporary exhibitions, surrounded by Treasury Gardens and Spring Street heritage precinct.

Constructed between 1858 and 1862 to house the Victorian Treasury Department and store gold from the Victorian gold rush. Designed by architect J.J. Clark at age 19 in Italian Renaissance Revival style, it is regarded as one of Australia's finest 19th-century buildings. It served as the treasury, government offices and gold storage vaults, and later housed government departments and the National Trust.

Represents Victoria's gold-rush prosperity and 19th-century civic architecture. Now operated as a museum by the Old Treasury Building, it preserves and interprets Melbourne's urban history, governance and social heritage through exhibitions and public programs.