Monday, October 29, 2012

Abbotsford Grandeur


Abbotsford's Grand Federation Home


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The Sunrise motif in the gable dates this house to Federation period
The Sunrise motif in the gable dates this house to Federation period

With its exclusive peninsula address, private elevated setting and lush landscaped gardens, this beautiful Victorian home is sure to enchant. 
Typical beautiful Federation garden style
Typical beautiful Federation garden style

  • Meticulously restored and revived interiors are rich in elegant period detailing while a view-swept upper level addition and stylish contemporary rear extension have been expertly designed in keeping with its architectural heritage. 
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  • Footsteps to the foreshore and ferry, it’s a short stroll to village life, boating clubs and waterfront parkland.
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  • Five large beds, sunlit master suite with northerly water views, deep balcony & walk-in robe 
    Verandah has beautiful patterned tiling
    Verandah has beautiful patterned tiling
  • Formal living & dining rooms, original marble fireplaces, sitting/music room with bay vista
    Timber floor and fireplace are typical Federation style
    Timber floor and fireplace are typical Federation style

  • Gourmet Corian-topped kitchen, European appliances, limewashed cabinetry & pantry
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  • Family living/dining with tranquil garden outlook, bbq terrace & studio/kid’s cubby house
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  • Three bathrooms, sep laundry with W.C., auto DLUG, cellar storage, reverse air, 690sqm block
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Gothic Queen Anne style


Gothic Style and Queen Anne Federation style[Previous post: Selling your Federation Home Next post: ]

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Malbork Castle (formerly Mareinburg), Poland, begun before 1280

  • From Wikipedia on Gothic Revival Archictecture:
    "The Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) is anarchitectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early 19th century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-
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    American Victorian Gothic house
    Gothic styles sought to revive 
    medieval Gothic architecture, in contrast to the neoclassicalstyles prevalent at the time."
  • By the late 1800s, the fanciful details of Gothic Revival architecture had waned in popularity. Gothic Revival ideas did not die out, but they they were most frequently reserved for churches and large public buildings.
  • Queen Anne became an architectural fashion in the 1880s and 1890s, when the industrial revolution was building up steam. Home builders were caught up in the excitement of new technologies which allowed cheap factory-made, pre-cut architectural parts, especially bricks and tiles. - Queen Anne Architecture in the USA


Other probable hand-made Gothic influences on the mass-produced Queen Anne style are:
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    West front of Notre Dame Cathedral, Reims, France
    conical towers (not steeples)
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    American Queen Anne with Gothic features
  • front-facing gables
  • ridge ornaments and finials on roofs (pseudo gargoyles)
  • leadlight glass windows (replacing intricate stained glass) and
  • the sets of small coloured panes of glass above feature windows
  • bullseye window replaces grand rose window
  • ornate gable ornament (instead of ornamented barge boards)
  • gable ventilators (compare the top gable inserts in both pictures at RHS)
  • buttresses to support side chimneys
  • verandah valances and friezes as attractive ornamentation
  • arched window brickwork or arched entrance corridor

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USA Romanesque Revival Architecture with arched doors and tower arcades

Haberfield Gothic

In 1901, Haberfield developer Richard Stanton, advertised some available house designs as being of 'domestic Gothic' style, which historian Vincent Crow describes as having a 'characteristic cone', usually on a verandah roof.[1] These are also called 'turrets' and are usually round or pyramid-shaped towers. The tall narrow towers are amusingly known as 'candle-snuffers'.[2]

8 Rogers Avenue
8 Rogers Avenue
12 Deakin Avenue
12 Deakin Avenue
14 Kingston Street
14 Kingston Street
19 Stanton Road
19 Stanton Road
19 Stanton Road
19 Stanton Road
20 Stanton Road
20 Stanton Road
20 Dudley Street
20 Dudley Street
42 Kingston Street
42 Kingston Street
78 Kingston Road
78 Kingston Road
37 Dudley Street
37 Dudley Street
Examples listed by Vincent Crow therein are:
  • 8 Rogers Avenue, Haberfield
  • 11 Dickson Street, Haberfield
  • 11 Forest Street, Haberfield
  • 14 Kingston Street, Haberfield
  • 118 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
  • 19 Stanton Road, Haberfield (classified by the National Trust)
  • 20 Dudley Street, Haberfield
  • 21 Turner Avenue, Haberfield
  • 30 Kingston Street, Haberfield
  • 37 Dudley Street, Haberfield (classified by the National Trust)

Burwood Gothic

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Belvedere at 'Verona' 2A Appian Way Burwood
'Alba Longa' 4 Appian Way
'Alba Longa' 4 Appian Way
'Vallambrosa' 19 Appian Way
'Vallambrosa' 19 Appian Way
Capri, 23 Appian Way
Capri, 23 Appian Way
'Colonna' Burwood Appian Way
'Colonna' Burwood Appian Way
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306 Burwood Road
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'Olmora' 308 Burwood Rd Burwood
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Belvedere at 74 Liverpool Road Burwood
Examples from the Appian Estate Area are:
  • 'Verona' 2A Appian Way
  • 'Alba Longa' 4 Appian Way
  • 'Vallambrosa' 19 Appian Way
  • 'Capri' 23 Appian Way
  • 'Colonna' 304 Burwood Road
  • 'Talopa' 306 Burwood Rd
  • 'Olmora' 308 Burwood Rd
  • 74 Liverpool Road Burwood

Other Sydney Examples of Gothic Queen Anne:

78 Liverpool Road Burwood Heights
78 Liverpool Road Burwood Heights
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'Alister Brae' - c1904 Pymble NSW
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Carr Street Coogee
  • Leadlight and coloured 'lights'


    42 Kingston Street, Haberfield, showing both leadlight glass windows and coloured glass fanlights above, finial on pyramidal tower roof
    42 Kingston Street, Haberfield, showing both leadlight glass windows and coloured glass fanlights above, finial on pyramidal tower roof
  • Ridge Ornaments and Finials at the apex


    8 Rogers Avenue Haberfield, showing ridge ornaments and finials
    8 Rogers Avenue Haberfield, showing ridge ornaments and finials

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    Dudley Street Coogee showing finial and ridge decorations, arcades under gablets and decorated turret
  • Door and Window Arches
    Arched windows and brick arched doorway at Verona, 2 Appian Way, Burwood
    Arched windows and brick arched doorway at Verona, 2 Appian Way, Burwood
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Alister Brae: Grand arched entrance hall showcasing spectacular stained glass
  • Interior window arch at 37 Dudley Street, Haberfield
    Interior window arch at 37 Dudley Street, Haberfield

  1. ^ 'Haberfield - The Development of its Character, by Vincent Crow, 1978, page 8
  2. ^ 'A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture', Appperly et al, page 134

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Haberfield Fencing


Haberfield Federation style timber Fencing Designs

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1. Open Top picket fences

Square pickets at 26 Barton Avenue Haberfield
Square pickets at 26 Barton Avenue Haberfield

Rounded pickets at 14 Boomerang Street Haberfield
Rounded pickets at 14 Boomerang Street Haberfield

Castellated fence shaping:

20 Ramsay Street Haberfield
20 Ramsay Street Haberfield

101 Kingston Street Haberfield
101 Kingston Street Haberfield

Shaped fence tops:

16 Deakin Avenue Haberfield
16 Deakin Avenue Haberfield

Dual Height pickets:

5 Rogers Avenue Haberfield
5 Rogers Avenue Haberfield

Castellated open top fencing:

6 Dudley Street Haberfield with sunrise motif in gable
6 Dudley Street Haberfield with sunrise motif in gable


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2. Closed Tops with Balustrade Capping

Dual Height pickets: (in increasing complexity)

19 Stanton Road Haberfield
19 Stanton Road Haberfield


3 Denman Avenue Haberfield
3 Denman Avenue Haberfield

18 Kingston Street Haberfield
18 Kingston Street Haberfield
52 Stanton Road Haberfield
52 Stanton Road Haberfield

Alternating picket height:

42 Kingston Street Haberfiled
42 Kingston Street Haberfiled

Scalloped dual pickets: (with contrasting side picket fence)

8 Rogers Avenue Haberfield
8 Rogers Avenue Haberfield


3. Mixed Mode

Castellated fencing with hedge:

42 Waratah Street Haberfield
42 Waratah Street Haberfield

Brick fence as hedging:

83 Kingston Street Haberfield
83 Kingston Street Haberfield