Sunday, August 18, 2013

Top Federation Houses

Federation Houses of Fame


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NSW Federation Houses of FameVictorian Federation Houses of Fame
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Fairwater, Point Piper home of Lady Fairfax
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Edzell House, Melbourne mansion


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Kianga, Vaucluse home of Bettina Hemmes
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The worth of some of these houses is difficult to assess, so please help if you can?

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Fairwater, (Federation Arts and Crafts)the Fairfax family's two-storey waterfront home (circa 1881) on the shores of Seven Shillings Beach (at Point Piper) has been in the family for more than 100 years and that property is considered Sydney's best.

Fairwater, the Point Piper home of Lady Fairfax
Fairwater, the Point Piper home of Lady Fairfax
Little Milton26 Albany Road, Toorak.(Federation Arts and CraftsAn iconic Toorak mansion, 
situated on Albany Road (with 60m frontage) and the
corner of Whernside Avenue. In excess of $12 million

Little Milton, 26 Albany Road, Toorak.
Little Milton, 26 Albany Road, Toorak.


2.2.

The Hermitage estate at Vaucluse, (Gothic Revival)seriously damaged by a fire in 1936, was restored by Emil Sodersten
  • home of John and Merivale Hemmes, valued at $30m.

The Hermitage Vaucluse Sydney
The Hermitage Vaucluse Sydney
Edzell House, Melbourne mansion (Federation Queen Anne)
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3.3.

**Addenbrooke** Bellevue Hill (Federation Queen Anne style)A very choice position on the crown of the hill, with delightful views over the harbour; 
  • another trophy home sale of about $30 million
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Dalswraith*: (Federation Queen Anne)99 Studley Park Road, Kew 3101external image 99%20Studley%20Park%20Road%20Kew%20campion.jpg* Now Campion College, 99 Studley Park Road, Kew;
  • designed by Architects Ussher and Kemp.
  • It was built in 1906 as a home for S.W. Gibson of the
    firm Foy and Gibson, Drapers, of Melbourne and was
    originally called Dalswraith.
  • This two-storey house with attic rooms is an impressive
    example of Queen Anne style (without Gothic elements).


4.4.

Babworth House, (Federation Arts and Crafts)
  • Mount Adelaide Road, Darling Point
  • now divided into apartments sold for $25.6 million in 2000.

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Bona Vista, (1885 (Gothic Queen Anne) 59 Kensington
Road, South Yarra - sold for $10.5 million


Bona Vista, (1885 Queen Anne) 59 Kensington  Road, South Yarra
Bona Vista, (1885 Queen Anne) 59 Kensington Road, South Yarra


5.5.

Caerleon, (Federation Queen Anne) Ginahgulla Rd, Bellevue Hill, (1885) sold for $22m in 2008 to Simon Wright
  • The Ginahgulla Road house, set on a 3300 square metre block with lawn tennis court and pool, was built in 1885 for Charles B. Fairfax, the grandson of Herald founder John Fairfax.
  • Caerleon, which was designed in London by Maurice Adams, is the earliest example of Federation Queen Anne in Sydney.
Record … Caerleon in Bellevue Hill, sold for $22 million.
Record … Caerleon in Bellevue Hill, sold for $22 million.
Coomaroo, (Gothic Queen Anne) 63A Albany Road Toorak 
  • sold to property developer, and neighbour Len Warson for $8.4 million in 2007
Coomaroo, 63A Albany Road Toorak
Coomaroo, 63A Albany Road Toorak
Anti-development advocates warn that Watson, who controversially demolished the Lisieux mansion at No. 63 to build a house in '98, could demolish the 108-year old Coomaroo and his own to build a $30 million mega-mansion. (Since demolished?)


6.6.

Green Gables, (Federation Arts and Crafts) 29 Coolong Road Vaucluse NSW
  • may have sold for $18 million in 2012.
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29 Coolong Road Vaucluse
**Greystones**, Circa 1914, (Federation Arts and Crafts) in prestigious Park Street Brightonwell known for its established English Gardens - 15 Park Street Brighton, Vic sold for over $7 million.

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7.7.

Elstree, (Federation Queen Anne)
138 Wolseley Rd Point Piper, sold for $18 million 2012
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Wee Nestie (Federation Queen Anne) 69 Broadway, CAMBERWELL, 3124; expected $7m
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8.8.

**Sundorne,** Bellevue Hill (Federation Arts and Craftssold for $15,501,000 when offered at its invitation only onsite auction May 2013
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**Avondale** (Federation Queen Anne style) 22 Berkeley St Hawthorn, changed hands for just under $6.5 million
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9.9.

**Notrella** 142 Wolseley Road Point PiperA fine and largely intact example of the Federation Queen Anne style. Constructed: 1904, Sold for $13.8Million, Oct 2006

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Lenoma, (Federation Queen Anne style) 7 Chrystobel Crescent, Hawthorn, with street and parkland frontage in the exclusive heart of the prestigious Grace Park Estate, sold in a hail of bidsfor $6 million Dec 2007.
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10.10.

6 Buena Vista Avenue Mosman (Federation Arts and Crafts)
  • Sold for $13.200 million 2009
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Purrumbete Homestead, (Heritage listed) (Federation 
Arts and Crafts3551 Princes Highway, Camperdown, VIC,
3260.
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11.11.

**Kianga** Vaucluse(Federation Queen Anne style)Bettina Hemmes' five-bedroom Federation house,paid $12.6 million in 2010
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Kianga ... the Vaucluse home was bought by Bettina Hemmes
Auld Reekie(Federation Queen Anne style) 511 Royal Parade, Parkville,a spectacular home on 26,000 square feet,
  • sold for $4.3 million after a successful expression-of-interest campaign. (Dec 2007)
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12.12.

Deepdenea trophy property (Federation Arts and Crafts)
at 22 Kylie Avenue Killara,
  • sold for a record $12m in November 2010

Welcoming Entrance to Deepdene - 22 Kylie Ave Killara
Welcoming Entrance to Deepdene - 22 Kylie Ave Killara
**'Fontainebleau**', (Federation Arts and Crafts) 31 Ormond Esplanade Elwood.Built in 1929, "Fontainebleau" is a notable Arts and Crafts designed home set on the sweep of Ormond Point. 
  • With incarnations as a grand home, as function rooms and now as an architectural showpiece.
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and...and...

Crossways, (Federation Arts and Crafts)50 Martin Road, CENTENNIAL PARK NSW sold for $10m in 2006Tasmania:
Tasmanian residential price record in 2011 when investment financier Greg Woolley bought Waimea House
(Federation Arts and Crafts) for $8 million from former Sydneysiders Piers Dawson-Damer and his wife, Kim.

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