8 3 4 ▁this ▁area ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁James ▁Ch ish ol m ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Mac Donald . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Per kins . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁Sydney ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 - 7 ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Mess ers . ▁Robert son ▁and ▁Mark s ▁with ▁Walter ▁Liber ty ▁Vern on , ▁the ▁NS W ▁Government ▁Arch itect , ▁using ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Ch all is ▁Be quest . ▁John ▁Henry ▁Ch all is ▁( 1 8 0 6 - 1 8 8 0 ), ▁an ▁English ▁born ▁merchant ▁and ▁phil anth rop ist ▁left ▁a ▁be quest ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁Upon ▁construction , ▁the ▁building ▁immediately ▁assumed ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁a ▁commercial ▁city ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁closely ▁linked ▁with ▁tour ism ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁occup ants ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁flo ors ▁being ▁the ▁Rail ways ▁T icket ing ▁Office ▁and ▁Government ▁Tour ist ▁Bureau . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁an ▁additional ▁room ▁was ▁constructed ▁for ▁the ▁care t aker . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁was ▁virt ually ▁re construct ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁with ▁H enn esse y ▁and ▁H enn esse y ▁appointed ▁as ▁architect s , ▁resulting ▁a ▁completely ▁different ▁fac ade , ▁rep a ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ref urb ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁place ▁under w