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Strathfield's Residential landscape
- Strathfield’s residential landscape is extremely varied, ranging from country-style estates to high-rise apartments.
- Many styles of architecture have been employed over past decades, with dwellings having been constructed in Victorian, Federation, Interwar period architecture, Californian Bungalow and contemporary periods.
In the early 1900s, grand mansions were constructed here as the country homes of wealthy merchants, many of which have been recognised for their historic value. Some examples include:
- 'Bellevue' in Victoria Street and
- 'Radstoke' in Malvern Crescent, as well as
- Helikon, built in 1893 and designed by Charles Slayter.
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| 'Bellevue' 8-10 Victoria Street, Strathfield | 'Radstoke' 2 Malvern Crescent, Strathfield | Helikon, 33 Roberts Street Strathfield, built in 1893 |
- Streets such as Victoria Street, Llandillo Avenue and Kingsland Road predominantly feature older mansions,
- while Agnes Street, Newton Road and Barker Road are common locations for new homes.
In the last century a number of grand Strathfield homes have become private schools:
- Brunyarra - Santa Maria Del Monte[28] Late Victorian mansion
- Lauriston - Santa Maria Del Monte[29] ‘Lauriston’ was built in 1907, designed by architect Alfred Newman
- Llandilo - Trinity Grammar School[30] - Sir Philip Sydney Jones built “Llandilo House” in 1878
- Somerset - Trinity Grammar School[31] - a Georgian revival house, was designed in 1923 by architect B J Waterhouse for solicitor James Larcombe
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| Lauriston, Santa Maria Del Monte | Brunyarra - Santa Maria Del Monte | Llandilo - Trinity Grammar School - more photos |
Federation Period c.1895-c.1915
As the 1890s economic depression of the eased by the mid-1890s, expressions of Australian nationalism gathered strength culminating in the proclamation of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 (Federation). With more favourable economic conditions, building activity recommenced.- Federation style housing is featured in many parts of Strathfield Municipality.
- Heritage conservation areas such as Redmyre Road and Churchill Avenue are primarily Federation period.
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Federation Queen Anne Style
The Federation Queen Anne style was the dominant style in Australian residential architecture.
- This style is asymmetrical with an ensemble of varied roof shapes.
- These houses are brick with painted timber detailing and elements and typically set within a picturesque garden.
- These houses feature a verandah with timber posts and ornamental brackets, balustrades and valances.
- Federation Queen Anne is featured prominently in the Churchill Avenue, Homebush Road and Redmyre Road Heritage Conservation Areas.
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Federation Arts and Crafts Style
The Federation Arts and Crafts is represented in Strathfield, though less frequently than the Queen Anne and Bungalow styles.- The roof is a dominant element, featuring gables and/or hips of medium to steep pitch and prominent eaves.
- These houses have tall, tapering chimneys and bay windows.
- Pebblecast stucco was commonly used as a exterior wall finish, together with other materials having earthy, natural colours and textures.
- Gardens are an important element.
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Federation Bungalow Style
There are many examples of Federation Bungalows in the Strathfield Local Government Area. This style appears late in the Federation period and the design represents a transition from the more ornate Queen Anne style into the Interwar period that followed.- Bungalows are generally free standing, single storey houses, occasionally with rooms in the roof space, set within informal lawns and gardens.
- These houses are traditionally constructed in brick with timber floors, roof construction and deep shady verandahs and wide eaves.
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Grand Federation Style Houses in Strathfield
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| ‘Camden Lodge’, Burlington Road Homebush | ‘Darenth’, Albyn Road, Strathfieldsse page Darenth Federation Queen Anne Strathfield | ||||
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| ‘Halsbury’, 12-14 Albyn Road, Strathfield is a large two storey Federation style house | ‘Inglemere’, Abbotsford Road, Homebush | ||||
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| ‘Lauriston’, The Boulevarde, Strathfield | ‘Virginia’, Redmyre Road, Strathfield |
Schedule 2 Heritage Items (Clause 7)
Section 2. Items listed by Local Government and State agencies.| SHI No. | Item Name | Address | Suburb | ||
| There are three Federation houses [71-75 Albert Road]built between 1899-1901 by local builder John Lyon Gardiner, who also built many houses in Churchill Aveand Redmyre Road in this period |
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| 2430214 | Kintore – Federation Queen Anne style house | 71 Albert Road Strathfield | |||
| 2430212 | Brierbank – Federation Queen Anne style | 73 Albert Road Strathfield | |||
| 2430213 | Elouera – Federation Queen Anne style | 75 Albert Road Strathfield | |||
| 2430350 | Tuxedo - early Arts and Crafts ‘Tuxedo’ [87-89 Albert Road] was built c.1889 by Joseph Falk, merchant and importer. | 87-89 Albert Road Strathfield |
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| 2430392 | Kareela - Victorian villa | 196 Albert Road Strathfield | |||
| 2430209 | Durelli – Federation Bungalow style house | 8-10 Albyn Road Strathfield |
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| 2430227 | Highclere – Federation Bungalow style house | 86 Albyn Road Strathfield |
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| 2430246 | Illemong – Federation Queen Anne style house | 20 Carrington Avenue Strathfield |
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| 2430403 | Mozart House | 57 Churchill Avenue Strathfield |
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| 2430404 | Inglewood – Federation Queen Anne style house | 59 Churchill Avenue Strathfield |
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| 2430254 | Winkurra – Federation house | 15 Florence Street Strathfield |
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| 2430258 | Huntingtower – Federation Queen Anne | 33-35 Homebush Road Strathfield |
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| 2430259 | Waratah – Federation Queen Anne style house | 37 Homebush Road Strathfield |
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| 2430260 | Dagworth – Federation Queen style house | 39 Homebush Road Strathfield |  | ||
| 2430261 | Tarry-Hie-Hie – Federation Queen style house | 43-45 Homebush Road Strathfield |
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| 2430263 | Eloura – Early Federation house | 75 Homebush Road Strathfield | Tree shrouded | ||
| 2430369 | Weymss – Federation Queen Anne style house | 89 Homebush Road Strathfield |
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| 2430269 | Ingleburn – Federation Bungalow | 13-15 Kingsland Road Strathfield |
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| 2430371 | Roubaix – Federation Arts & Crafts style house | 12 Llandilo Avenue Strathfield |
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| 2430373 | Radstoke – Federation Arts & Crafts style house | 2 Malvern Crescent Strathfield |
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| 2430374 | Sirona – Federation Queen Anne style house | 55 Merley Road Strathfield |
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| 2430294 | Virginia – Federation Arts & Crafts style house | 81 Redmyre Road Strathfield |
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| 2430348 | Knobs and Knockers – Federation Free style shops | 4-6 Rochester Street Homebush |
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| 2430318 | Balnagowan | 15-17 Wakeford Road Strathfield |
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| 2430190 | Burrawang | 43 Water Street Belfield | Tree shrouded | ||
| 2430191 | Clareville – Federation Weatherboard house | 61 Water Street Belfield |
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(#) Item of State Significance (clause 11)
Schedule 9 - Heritage Items (Clause 4)
Lists of these houses are available on the website for this post, Strathfield Federation Heritage
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