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Federation Houses of Fame

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Fairwater, New South Head Road, home of Lady Fairfax	Edzell House, Melbourne mansion
Kianga ... the Vaucluse home was bought by Bettina Hemmes.	The Hermitage Vaucluse Sydney

The worth of some of these houses is difficult to assess, so please help if you can?

Sydney	Melbourne
1. Fairwater, 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	1. Little Milton, 26 Albany Road, Toorak. An 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.
2. The Hermitage estate at Vaucluse,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	2. Edzell House, Melbourne mansion see also Melbourne Queen Anne sold on 10 October 2012 for $11m
3. 60 Wunulla Road Point Piper Restored Edwardian home  in Australia's Most Exclusive Peninsula, asking $30million+ 60 Wunulla Road, Point Piper, NSW 2027	3. Dalswraith: 99 Studley Park Road, Kew 3101 99 Studley Park Road Kew 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 the style known in Melbourne at that time  as Old English, now known also as later Queen Anne  (without Gothic elements).
4. Caerleon, Ginahgulla Rd, Bellevue Hill, (1885 Queen Anne) 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 Queen Anne Revival in Sydney. Record … Caerleon in Bellevue Hill, sold for $22 million.	4. Bona Vista, (1885 Queen Anne) 59 Kensington Road, South Yarra - sold for $10.5m Bona Vista, (1885 Queen Anne) 59 Kensington Road, South Yarra
5. Green Gables, 29 Coolong Road Vaucluse NSW sold for $18 million 2012 29 Coolong Road Vaucluse	5. Coomaroo, 63A Albany Road Toorak sold to property developer, and neighbour Len Warson for $8.4 million in 2007 Coomaroo, 63A Albany Road Toorak Anti-development advocates warn that Warson, 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.
6. Elstree, 138 Wolseley Rd Point Piper, sold for $18 million 2012	6. Wee Nestie 69 Broadway, CAMBERWELL, 3124 expected $7m
7. Babworth House, Mount Adelaide Road, Darling Point	7. Avondale 22 Berkeley St Hawthorn, changed hands for just under $6.5 million
8. 6 Buena Vista Avenue Mosman $13.200 million 2009	8.
9. Kianga Vaucluse Federation House, Bettina Hemmes' five-bedroom Federation house, paid $12.6 million in 2010	9.
10. Deepdene, a trophy property at 22 Kylie Avenue Killara,  sold for a record $12m in November 2010	10.
11. Crossways, 50 Martin Road, CENTENNIAL PARK NSW sold for $10m in 2006[1]	Carramah, 31 Canterbury Road, Camberwell, Vic 3124"A magnificent landmark residence" passed in for $3.81m atauction on 19th Feb 2011[2]
12. Garden Reach, five bedroom Edwardian house, Viret StreetHunters Hill, sold for $9m in 2001 (remodelled)

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1. ^ http://radicalterrace.com/page/4
2. ^ http://www.james.net.au/rating/31-Canterbury-Road-CAMBERWELL