The day clinic was designed by Commonwealth architect George Hallendal in an Art Deco style for World War I veterans.

Another modern art deco building, M Block, was added in 1939 and the floor was the first continuous concrete pour in Australia.

Myth has it that the United States Army General Douglas MacArthur had an office at the barracks; however this is not true as his HQ was at the Hotel Australia in the Melbourne CBD.

These include: On 15 August 1994 a parcel of land from Victoria Barracks was sold at a concessional rate to Defence and ABC Child Care Association Incorporated (ABN 42996351638) for $1.

[6] The former Repatriation Commission Outpatient Clinic built prior to World War II was handed back to Defence in 1980 and was used as the Maintenance Engineering Agency (MEA) until December 1995.