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McMansion is a term for a large house in a suburban community, typically marketed to the middle class in developed countries. Architectural historian Virginia Savage McAlester , who gave a first description of the common features which define this building style, coined the more neutral term Millennium Mansion . [ 1 ]
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 .
Aerial view of housing developments near Markham, Ontario, Canada. Tract housing, sometimes informally known as cookie cutter housing, is a type of housing development in which multiple similar houses are built on a tract (area) of land that is subdivided into smaller lots.
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 ...
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Fairwater is a heritage-listed residence and homestead at 560 New South Head Road, Double Bay, Sydney, Australia.It was designed by John Horbury Hunt (1882) and J. W. Manson (c. 1910–11) and built from 1882 to 1970.
[55] [56] However, as Australia enjoyed a period of economic prosperity during the 1870s-80s, the Melbourne-style terrace house gained popularity across the rest of Australia, including in Sydney. These 'Boom Style' terraces were built in a highly embellished Italianate style often employing eclectic elements as diverse as Gothic gables and ...
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