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Home in the Queenslander style. Australian residential architectural styles have evolved significantly over time, from the early days of structures made from relatively cheap and imported corrugated iron (which can still be seen in the roofing of historic homes) to more sophisticated styles borrowed from other countries, such as the California bungalow from the United States, the Georgian ...
The Pole House is an architecturally designed stilt house located in Fairhaven, Victoria, Australia. Best known for its protruding location 40 metres above the Great Ocean Road , the house boasts 200-degree views of Bass Strait and has been described as one of Australia's most photographed properties.
This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia. The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database , on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia , or by the National Trust of Australia .
According to Brian Turner, author of Australia's Iron Lace (1985) and The Australian Terrace House (1995), the first recorded terrace in Australia is believed to be Underwood's Tenements. [12] Built before 1826 by James Underwood on George Street, Sydney, it consisted of a terrace of shops with residences above. [13]
Elizabeth Bay House is a heritage-listed Colonial Regency style house and now a museum and grotto, located at 7 Onslow Avenue in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Elizabeth Bay in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The design of the house is attributed to John Verge and John Bibb and was built from 1835 to ...
The homes were cheaper than the other options for home building - either working with an established builder or employing an architect. However, it would appear that “ready to erect” houses (or mill cut houses) were more suitable to the Queensland house than those constructed in other Australian states or climates.
A pictorial guide to identifying Australian architecture (Paperback, 1994 ed.). Sydney, Australia: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-207-18562-X. Ulrike Laule, Rolf Toman, Achim Bednorz - Architecture of the Middle Ages - Background to the Gothic Revival style. George Wilkie - Building Your Own Home - Section on Architectural Styles; Styles; Canberra House
Vaucluse House is a 19th-century estate with house, kitchen wing, stables and outbuildings, surrounded by 11 hectares (28 acres) of formal gardens and grounds located on the south-eastern shores of Port Jackson. [2] The house is one of the few 19th-century houses near Sydney Harbour retaining a significant part of its original setting. [1]