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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 ]
The house was completed in 1933. The lines are said to be reminiscent of an ocean liner. The zig-zag motif was used as decoration on the decorative wrought-iron work and the balcony balustrades. The exterior of the house was of reinforced concrete, painted white and decorated with Australian motifs of koalas and possums in moulded relief panels.
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 .
Public house: Australia's longest continuously licensed public house, established originally in 1815. It was originally used as a tavern, and also as a church. The site includes deep underground tunnels, which seasonally were deep enough to access the earth's magma for heating. The tunnels still exist under the pub, but are currently blocked. [37]
The Manor is a mansion located in Mosman, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built c. 1911, loosely in the Federation Queen Anne style, it stands in the harbour-front street of Iluka Road, in the Mosman locality of Clifton Gardens. The house is listed on the Mosman Council local government heritage register. [1]
Property gifted to the National Trust of South Australia in 2021. [51] Marble Hill: 1880: Governor of South Australia: Adel. Hills: Destroyed by bushfire 1955: 2009 sold by SA government to private individuals who are funding restoration Martindale Hall: 1879: Edmund Bowman, jr. Min Man Road: Mintaro: Clare Valley: Museum: Edmund Bowman 1879 to ...
The American McMansion is officially a dying breed of architectural design, which is good news for those who consider the unnecessarily massive, and disproportionate homes an eyesore.
The front of Rupertswood mansion. Rupertswood is a mansion and country estate located in Sunbury, 50 km north-northwest of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.It known for being the birthplace of the Ashes urn, which was humorously presented to English cricket captain Ivo Bligh to mark his team's victory in an 1882–83 Test match series between Australia and England. [1]