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Prairie School style architecture is usually marked by its integration with the surrounding landscape, horizontal lines, flat 
or hipped roofs with broad eaves, windows assembled in horizontal bands, solid construction, craftsmanship, and restraint in the use of decoration.[1] 

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Prairie School Houses in Australia

Prairie style houses often have a combination of these features:

Armadale's finest Prairie School Design!

Stonnington Council issues last-ditch heritage protection,

Craig Dixon House, 23 Moorhouse Street Armadale VIC

Impeccable style, Armadale Exclusivity

Prairie Style in Australia

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRIRORY (A.C.T.)

VICTORIA

NEW SOUTH WALES

Coppins residence Pymble circa-1935

Prairie style houses often have a combination of these features:

• One or two-story.
• One-story projections.
• Open floor plan.
• Low-pitched roof.
• Broad, overhanging eaves.
• Strong horizontal lines.
• Ribbons of windows, often casements emphasize horizontality of overall design.
• Prominent, central chimney[2] .

Armadale's finest Prairie School Design!

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Stonnington Council issues last-ditch heritage protection,

wiping estimated $2m off house’s value

• ALLISON WORRALL REPORTER AUG 26, 2017

Mrs Craig Dixon House, Armadale, Victoria. J. F. W. Ballantyne, architect. 1924

A multimillion-dollar property has passed in at auction without a single bid after an eleventh-hour council heritage protection.
Issued just 48 hours before the auction, the draft heritage citation turned all prospective buyers away.

• Industry sources say a heritage order could wipe as much as $2 million off the value of the house, set on a huge allotment in Melbourne’s leafy east.
• The Stonnington Council letter, dated earlier this week, informed the vendors their property had been identified “as having significance and warranting heritage protection” because the architecture was influenced by the work of Walter Burley Griffin.
• “This house is one of series of important designs by architect J F W Ballantyne, who played a key role in disseminating Griffin’s ideas,” the letter said.

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Craig Dixon House, 23 Moorhouse Street Armadale VIC

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• J. F. W. Ballantyne, architect. 1924

Perhaps the finest house of the 1920s, and this includes Griffin's own work, was the Craig Dixon house of 1924, located at Moorhouse Street, Malvern

• A masterful site plan placed entertainment to the rear and a single lane drive circumnavigated the site through the garage at the rear. The garage was free standing at the rear of the building lot but linked in form, material and detail to the house.
• The rather symmetrical plan was boldly revealed in elevation by formal composition to the street. In proportion and employment of material, as well as planning, it was a truly excellent piece of residential design.

Original Mrs. Craig Dixon House, Malvern VIC

Craig Dixon House, 23 Moorhouse Street Armadale VIC

• Sold on 28 Sep 2010 for $5,350,000

Impeccable style, Armadale Exclusivity

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Benchmark perfection and sublime designer aesthetics highlight this magnificent fully renovated and extended 1930s 2-storey residence enjoying cul-de-sac seclusion abutting Armadale's renowned shopping district and leading schools.
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• Stuart Rattle designed interiors and Paul Bangay gardens establish a superb sense of sanctuary for relaxed family living and refined celebrations from the American Oak parquetry to the banks of windows framing private garden spaces including a bluestone terrace with a solar and gas heated self-cleaning pool.
• Beyond the entrance hall, a formal sitting room with a gas fireplace set within original 1930s surrounds is complemented by a glass-flanked open-plan living and dining precinct of superb proportions with French doors folding back to the landscaped bluestone courtyard with BBQ precinct and pool. Integrated into the space is a world class kitchen with huge Calcutta marble island bench, feature AGA stove and butler's panty.
• A ground-floor office with American Oak fitted cabinetry and a guest 4th bedroom with ensuite further highlight the unmatched eye for detail and effortless luxury.

The excellence continues upstairs with exceptional three bedroom accommodation and a children's rumpus room. 

• The luxurious master bedroom flows to a fitted dressing room and stunning ensuite with Italian Statuario marble finishes, freestanding bath and his and her vanities; while the two further bedrooms are served by an equally luxurious marble bathroom with a zoned toilet.

As you would except of a home of this calibre there's hydronic heating, reverse-cycle air conditioning, 2 gas fireplaces, an open fireplace, ducted vacuum, a security system, 1200 bottle cellar, remote gates to a double auto garage with internal access, storage and tradesman's garden access, a 40,000 litre underground water tank and more.

Prairie Style in Australia

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Prairie School Architecture in Australia

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Prairie School in Australia

City	Address	Pix	Structure	Architect	Date
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRIRORY (A.C.T.)
Canberra	Master Plan	In April 1911 the Australian Government held an international competition to produce a design for Canberra, its new capital city. Griffin produced a design with impressive renderings of the plan produced by Mahony Griffin. They first heard about the competition in July, while on honeymoon, and worked feverishly to prepare the plans. On May 23, 1912, Griffin's design was selected as the winner from among 137 entries. This created significant press coverage at the time and brought him professional and public recognition. Canberra Prelim Plan by WB Griffin 1913		Walter Burley Griffin	1912
Duntroon	RMC Duntroon Shopping Precinct Fraser Road Duntroon, ACT		Quartermaster's Store erected in 1922-23 to modified specifications	Walter Burley Griffin	1917
VICTORIA
Brighton	54 New Street	52 New Street Brighton	G. J. Sutherland House	G. J. Sutherland
Heidelberg	Glenard Drive, et. al.	Around 1918 Walter Burley Griffin was commissioned to design an exclusive housing estate on the Mount Eagle land. The estate included the very latest town planning ideas with community parklands behind housing allotments, and winding streets, rather than the usual linear pattern. Both the Glenard and Mount Eagle Estates are characterized by streets that follow the topography of the land and importantly provide communal green spaces which conserve the indigenous flora; a first in urban planning in Australia. Griffin's exclusive housing estate on the Mount Eagle land	Mount Eagle Community Plan	Walter Burley Griffin	1916
Heidelberg	21 Glenard Drive	State Library of Victoria LIPPINCOTT HOUSE. 21 Glenard Drive. Heidelberg. Walter Burley Griffin. c.1915	Roy A. Lippincott House	Griffin & Lippincott	1918
Heidelberg	23 Glenard Drive	State Library of Victoria House. 23 Glenard Drive. Heidelberg. Walter Burley Griffin. 1915	Walter B. Griffin House	Walter Burley Griffin	1919
Heidelberg	45 Outlook Drive	State Library of Victoria Skipper House. 45 Outlook Drive. Eaglemont. (Heidelberg) Walter Burley Griffin. 1914.	L. Skipper House	Walter Burley Griffin	1921
Heidelberg	52 Darebin St. near Hawdon St.	National Library Mr. Vaughan Griffin's segmental house at 52 Darebin Street, Heidelberg	Ethel M. (Vaughn) Griffin House	Walter Burley Griffin	1924
Caulfield,	45 Balaclava Rd. & Meadow St.	45 Balaclava Rd Caulfield, August 2000	Margaret Armstrong House	E. F. Billson 1918-1919	1919
Fitzroy	167-169 Fitzroy Street	Joseph Lyddy Polish Manufacturers factory, 167-169 Fitzroy Street, FITZROY	Joseph Liddy Polish Manufacturing Co.	Nicholls & Griffin	1922-23
Frankston	289 Nepean Highway, Olivers Hill	STOKESAY, 288-289 NEPEAN HIGHWAY SEAFORD, Frankston City	Arthur P. Onians House	J. W. F. Ballantyne	1921
Frankston	619 Nepean Hwy., Olivers Hill	Gumnuts Cottage is a one-roomed cottage designed by Walter Burley Griffin 1919. The small pyramidal structure was built as the prototype example of Griffin's patented Knitlock system Gumnut Cottage 619 Nepean Road Frankston	Twin Cottages	Walter Burley Griffin	1922
Hawthorn	Address unknown		George Silcock House	E. F. Billson	1925
Hawthorn	88 Pleasant Road		E. M. (or A. M.) Herborn House	E. M. Nicholls	1928-31
Healesville	Address unknown		Dr. Carl Stephens House	J. W. F. Ballantyne	1926
Kew	33 Uvadale Grove	Beament House, Kew (danaesidh) by danaesidh (flickr)	James Beament House	E. F. Billson 1924-25
Kew	34 Fellows Street	E. Healing House, 34 Fellows House, Kew	E. Healing House
Kew	500 High St, Kew VIC 3101	Kew Croquet Club	Kew Croquet Club		c. 1934
Malvern	23 Moorhouse Street	Original Mrs. Craig Dixon House, Malvern VIC	Mrs. Craig Dixon House	J. W. F. Ballantyne	1923
Malvern	Address unknown		Mrs. G. F. Ballantyne House	J. W. F. Ballantyne	1924
Malvern	139 Manning Road	Jenkins House, 139 Manning Road Malvern	Jenkins House	Walter Burley Griffin
Melbourne	Swanston Street	Capitol Theatre Swanston Street Melbourne	Capitol Theatre	Walter Burley Griffin	1924
Moonee Ponds (Essendon)	5 Ophir Street	5 Ophir Street Moonee Ponds (Essendon)	White House	Henry Pynor (attrib.)	1924
Mordialloc	White Street	Woodlands Golf Club House, Victoria by Billson and Lippincott	Woodlands Golf Club House	E. F. Billson	1929
North Balwyn	18 Willis Street		House	E. F. Billson	1920
South Yarra	Address unknown		J. A. Gillespie House	J. W. F. Ballantyne	1926
Toorak	83 Clendon Road	83 Clendon Road Toorak	Clendon Lodge for Mrs. Mary Williams	Walter Burley Griffin	1923
Toorak	16 Glyndebourne Avenue	Fellow architect Robin Boyd described the Salter House as being among “the finest house designs of the century” in his book Victorian Modern. Toorak house designed by Walter Burley Griffin heading to auction Samantha Landy 17 MAY 2017	S. R. Salter House	Walter Burley Griffin	1923
Toorak	15-21 Rose Street	21 Rose St Toorak, N E Lawrence Row	N. E. Laurence Row Houses	E. M. Nicholls (attrib.)	1927
Toorak	6 Stonehaven Court	6 Stonehaven Court, Toorak	Wallace H. Smith House	E. M. Nicholls	1928
Toorak	9 Toorak Avenue	9 Toorak Ave Toorak	House	E. F. Billson	c. 1937
Toorak	579 Toorak, corner Lansell Road	579 Toorak Road Toorak	Mrs. Mary Williams House remodeling	Walter Burley Griffin	1930
Toorak	Address unknown	Photo:	Alfred Billson House	E. F. Billson	1918
Thornleigh	Address unknown		F. J. Smith House	Ray C. Smith
NEW SOUTH WALES
		Walter Burley Griffin’s Sydney practice remained active for 23 years between 1914 and 1937, designing many significant public and private architectural projects and contributing to the quality of domestic and civic architecture in that city. Griffin himself left Sydney for India in 1935.
Castlecrag		Griffin's 1932 plan of the Castlecrag and Haven Estates. Despite unsympathetic development, Castlecrag has retained much of its unique character. It remains a place of international interest for its vision and its achievement of town planning and building goals which are outside the ordinary. It reveals the Griffins as guiding figures who were quite passionately dedicated to the betterment of their fellows. Castlecrag is unique not only for its planning but also for the substantial number of Griffin houses located in its streets. Fifteen houses were built to Griffin designs, ranging from the very modest GSDA No.1 Dwelling to the sophisticated Fishwick Residence.
Avalon	32 Plateau Road	32 Plateau Road Avalon Beach	Estelle James Residence	Walter Burley Griffin 1933
Castlecrag	8 The Parapet	8 The Parapet Castlecrag NSW	Grant House	Walter Burley Griffin 1922
Castlecrag	12 The Parapet	Moon House, Castlecrag	Nicholls House (Lot 54)	Walter Burley Griffin 1922
Cremorne		House for Professor Van Der Ley by Walter Burley Griffin	Professor Van Der Ley	Walter Burley Griffin 1928
Griffith	Town Plan	Taking 'a modest estimate of 30,000 for the population', Griffin planned his city around a one and a half mile radius circle. Like Canberra, the urban design featured a distinctive radial pattern with wide tree-lined streets, ring-roads and parks. Griffin saw the focal point to be a grand circle, the centre of government administration, crowning the central hill. Perspective for the City of Griffith by Walter Burley Griffin
Killara	34 Marion Street	Alan Cameron house ‘Inverness’, Killara, built 1933	Alan C (Ellis) Cameron Residence	Walter Burley Griffin 1932
Pymble	100 Mona Vale and Telegraph Roads	Coppins, Pymble (Eric Pratten Residence)	Eric Pratten Residence	Walter Burley Griffin 1934
Telopea	Redstone, 34 Adderton Road and Manson Street	Redstone is the Walter Burley Griffin-designed house built in 1935 for Edward and Greta Winter at Telopea Redstone, 34 Adderton Road and Manson Street, Telopea	A (Edward) Winter Residence	Walter Burley Griffin 1935

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