Home is Where the Heart Is
One of the things I love about my inner city neighbourhood is the fact that it is older, and has developed its character over a century. Originally it was populated sporadically by farm houses and squatters mansions in the mid 1800s, and over time it became more suburbanised, particularly with the arrival of the train and tram routes around the turn of the Twentieth Century, and then the extension of these as the "Metroland" housing estates of the 1920s and 30s sprung up.
I am very fortunate to live in an area where there are a lot of heritage overlays on the streets, and where there is a large and vocal heritage protection movement: so no unseemly high rises in our streets! As a result of age and a community who are proud of their streets, we have a wonderful diversity in beautiful architectural style of housing.
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a monthly challenge called “Freestyle On The Fifth”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each month, and the image is to be posted on the 5th of the month.
This month the theme, “my neighbourhood” was chosen by Beverley (BlueberryAsh).
This collage celebrates the diversity of housing in my neighbourhood.
Top row: Victorian villas built in the mid to late Nineteenth Century.
Second row: Edwardian villas and mansions built from 1890 to 1910.
Third row left of the heart shaped fence: Edwardian villas built between 1910 and 1920.
Third row right of the heart shaped fence: Inter-War “Metroland” villas built between 1920 and 1925.
Fourth row: Inter-War “Metroland” villas built between 1925 and 1930.
Fifth row: Inter-War “Metroland” villas built between 1930 and 1939.
The architectural styles here include:
Victorian Filigree: a style developed as a result of the mass production of decorative cast iron lacework. This style of houses make verandahs and balconies a significant feature, and are considered very feminine buildings for their cast iron lacework.
Arts and Crafts: a style that grew from the British Arts and Crafts movement which was concerned with the integration of art into everyday life through the medium of craftsmanship. Houses of this style usually have wonderful brickwork, leadlighting and unusual layouts.
Queen Anne: a style was mostly a residential style inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement in England, but also encompassed some of the more stylised elements of Art Nouveau, which gave them a more decorative look. Tall chimneys, ornate timber fretwork, Art Nouveau stained glass, tall chimneys and ornamental towers were very popular features of Australian Queen Anne residences.
Californian Bungalow: a style that derives from the Arts and Crafts Movement and melds with the low-slung Prairie style house of American states like California. Homely and unpretentious, they usually encompass natural materials and finishes.
Art Deco: a European style that celebrated the exciting and dynamic aspects of the machine age. It was all about sleekness, sharp lines, and vivid decorative elements like fins, fans, speed lines, portal windows and low relief sculpture.
Old English: a style known unkindly as “Stockbroker Tudor” or “Mock Tudor” because it was taken up by the nouveau riche middle class of the 1920s and 1930s, it encompasses historical elements of the English Tudor and Elizabethan eras and provides instant respectability. Built of beautiful brick they usually feature decorative timber bargeboards, latticed leadlight windows, heraldic devices and herringbone brickwork panels.
Spanish Mission: a style that emerged in California during the interwar years and spread across the world. It is based on the architectural style of Spanish colonisation in places like New Mexico, Louisiana and California, the Franciscan Missions in particular. It was the choice of architectural style for American movie stars, so was seen as a slice of Hollywood glamour in the Australian suburbs.
Mediterranean: a style that relates to Spanish Mission style, but draws its ideals from classical Georgian architecture. Light and elegant, they reflect European Mediterranean environments with arcaded loggias, balustraded balconies and open terraces, suggesting a summery feel.
International Functionalist: a modernist style that attempted to show a brave new world of sleek, stylish architecture. Minimalistic, they hand little decoration, but what decoration there was, was simple and stripped back. These types of houses are usually filled with light.
Home is Where the Heart Is
One of the things I love about my inner city neighbourhood is the fact that it is older, and has developed its character over a century. Originally it was populated sporadically by farm houses and squatters mansions in the mid 1800s, and over time it became more suburbanised, particularly with the arrival of the train and tram routes around the turn of the Twentieth Century, and then the extension of these as the "Metroland" housing estates of the 1920s and 30s sprung up.
I am very fortunate to live in an area where there are a lot of heritage overlays on the streets, and where there is a large and vocal heritage protection movement: so no unseemly high rises in our streets! As a result of age and a community who are proud of their streets, we have a wonderful diversity in beautiful architectural style of housing.
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a monthly challenge called “Freestyle On The Fifth”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each month, and the image is to be posted on the 5th of the month.
This month the theme, “my neighbourhood” was chosen by Beverley (BlueberryAsh).
This collage celebrates the diversity of housing in my neighbourhood.
Top row: Victorian villas built in the mid to late Nineteenth Century.
Second row: Edwardian villas and mansions built from 1890 to 1910.
Third row left of the heart shaped fence: Edwardian villas built between 1910 and 1920.
Third row right of the heart shaped fence: Inter-War “Metroland” villas built between 1920 and 1925.
Fourth row: Inter-War “Metroland” villas built between 1925 and 1930.
Fifth row: Inter-War “Metroland” villas built between 1930 and 1939.
The architectural styles here include:
Victorian Filigree: a style developed as a result of the mass production of decorative cast iron lacework. This style of houses make verandahs and balconies a significant feature, and are considered very feminine buildings for their cast iron lacework.
Arts and Crafts: a style that grew from the British Arts and Crafts movement which was concerned with the integration of art into everyday life through the medium of craftsmanship. Houses of this style usually have wonderful brickwork, leadlighting and unusual layouts.
Queen Anne: a style was mostly a residential style inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement in England, but also encompassed some of the more stylised elements of Art Nouveau, which gave them a more decorative look. Tall chimneys, ornate timber fretwork, Art Nouveau stained glass, tall chimneys and ornamental towers were very popular features of Australian Queen Anne residences.
Californian Bungalow: a style that derives from the Arts and Crafts Movement and melds with the low-slung Prairie style house of American states like California. Homely and unpretentious, they usually encompass natural materials and finishes.
Art Deco: a European style that celebrated the exciting and dynamic aspects of the machine age. It was all about sleekness, sharp lines, and vivid decorative elements like fins, fans, speed lines, portal windows and low relief sculpture.
Old English: a style known unkindly as “Stockbroker Tudor” or “Mock Tudor” because it was taken up by the nouveau riche middle class of the 1920s and 1930s, it encompasses historical elements of the English Tudor and Elizabethan eras and provides instant respectability. Built of beautiful brick they usually feature decorative timber bargeboards, latticed leadlight windows, heraldic devices and herringbone brickwork panels.
Spanish Mission: a style that emerged in California during the interwar years and spread across the world. It is based on the architectural style of Spanish colonisation in places like New Mexico, Louisiana and California, the Franciscan Missions in particular. It was the choice of architectural style for American movie stars, so was seen as a slice of Hollywood glamour in the Australian suburbs.
Mediterranean: a style that relates to Spanish Mission style, but draws its ideals from classical Georgian architecture. Light and elegant, they reflect European Mediterranean environments with arcaded loggias, balustraded balconies and open terraces, suggesting a summery feel.
International Functionalist: a modernist style that attempted to show a brave new world of sleek, stylish architecture. Minimalistic, they hand little decoration, but what decoration there was, was simple and stripped back. These types of houses are usually filled with light.