Historical information
This building was erected c1856 as the Wesley Church. Negotiations for its sale to the Ballarat School of Mines started in 1883, and the sale was completed for 2000 pounds. The Ballarat School of Mines Musuem was transferred to this building in 1885 giving the collection a more permanent and suitable location.
The front was remodelled in 1920. The building was converted from the museum to the E.J. Tippett recreation Hall in 1959, after plans to demolish it were abandoned due to lack of funds.
Physical description
Colour photograph of the former Ballarat School of Mines Museum during a fall of snow.
