Federation Bungalow style

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Federation Bungalow, Burwood, New South Wales

The Bungalow style was usually a single-storey house with a prominent veranda, especially with the roof covering the veranda.

The Federation Bungalow style was the Australian response to the bungalow style that was developed in America by people like Gustav Stickley.

• It can be seen as a transition phase between the Federation Queen Anne style and the California Bungalow style that took on later.
• Stylistically, it exploited the qualities of the bungalow while frequently retaining the flair and idiosyncrisies of the Queen Anne style, although usually in simplified form.

Definitive Examples of Federation Bungalows

Below from Wikipedia on Australian residential architectural styles

Federation Bungalow, Rathmore, Rokeby, Camberwell VIC built 1891	Appian Way, Burwood, New South Wales	Casa Tasso, Appian Way, Burwood, New South Wales
Home, Appian Way, Burwood, New South Wales	Ostia, Appian Way, Burwood, New South Wales	Bodiam, Harrow Road, Bexley, New South Wales

This guide courtesy City of Bayswater "Character Protection Area No 1"

Definitive Examples of Federation Bungalows

These definitive examples of the Federation Bungalow style share the qualities of

• single story buildings, with high ceilings, without a separate verandah gable
• wide , without stucco masonry columns (characteristic of inter-war bungalow)
• casement front windows,
• chimneys
• homely simplicity, robust honesty.
• usually minimal timber detailing (except this filigree example!)
• outdoor toilets and laundry

The Federation Bungalow style can be regarded as a transition between the Federation Queen Anne and the Inter-War California Bungalow

• These bungalows lost the picturesque complexities of the Queen Anne style and
• do not display their structural carpentry as much as the Californian Bungalow.
• Good description of the Australian Californian Bungalow

Federation bungalows in Australia often vary quite widely from one another in appearance, and below here are ten very different examples, showing

• Filigree,
• simplicity, and
• Queen Anne styles.

Filigree Bungalows

Bodiam, Harrow Road, Bexley, New South Wales example of Queen Anne Bungalow

Queensland Filigree Bungalow

Edwardian style house in Heidelberg, Victoria - example of filigree bungalow

Simple Bungalow Cottages

Bungalow, Shaftsbury Road, Burwood

Home, Appian Way, Burwood, New South Wales

Home, Appian Way, Burwood, New South Wales

Queen Anne Bungalows

Federation Bungalow Home, Appian Way, Burwood, Sydney

California Bungalow

Inter-War (Californian) Bungalow, Shaftsbury Road, Burwood