"Milverton" Flat Complex - Elsternwick
After the Great War (1914 - 1918), higher costs of living and the "servant problem" made living in the grand mansions and villas built in the Victorian and Edwardian eras a far less practical and attractive option for both those looking for new housing, and those who lived in big houses. It was around this time, in answer to these problems, that flats and apartments began to replace some larger houses, and became fashionable to live in.
These stylish Art Deco flats in a large complex would have suited those of comfortable means who could afford to live in Elsternwick (the suburb in which these flats are located), and dispense with the difficulties of keeping a large retinue of staff.
This block with its stuccoed brickwork with picked out brown and red feature bricks in geometric patterns and crenelled roofline is typical of the Spanish Mission style that emerged in California during the interwar years and spread across the world. It also features Mock Tudor red brick nogging and latticework above the name plaque, a style popular in the new ribbon development Metroland suburbs that began popping up in England after the war.
"Milverton" Flat Complex - Elsternwick
After the Great War (1914 - 1918), higher costs of living and the "servant problem" made living in the grand mansions and villas built in the Victorian and Edwardian eras a far less practical and attractive option for both those looking for new housing, and those who lived in big houses. It was around this time, in answer to these problems, that flats and apartments began to replace some larger houses, and became fashionable to live in.
These stylish Art Deco flats in a large complex would have suited those of comfortable means who could afford to live in Elsternwick (the suburb in which these flats are located), and dispense with the difficulties of keeping a large retinue of staff.
This block with its stuccoed brickwork with picked out brown and red feature bricks in geometric patterns and crenelled roofline is typical of the Spanish Mission style that emerged in California during the interwar years and spread across the world. It also features Mock Tudor red brick nogging and latticework above the name plaque, a style popular in the new ribbon development Metroland suburbs that began popping up in England after the war.