The building is named in honour of Ellis
Rowan (1848-1922), a distinguished wildflower painter.
This building was the first to be built on the Botanic Gardens site in
1966. It then housed the administration offices as well as the original
Herbarium. In 1970 the horticultural research laboratory was added, completing
the architect's original design for the southern 'raised roof' part of
the building. All of these functions have moved to more recently constructed
buildings.
It now houses the National Plant Photographic Index; the display, interpretive
and public relations units of the ANBG; the Fauna of Australia unit of
ABRS, together with their graphics and illustration studio. The Australian
Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) also have their offices here.
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