Queen Anne Villa of Red Brick - Coburg
Built around the turn of the Twentieth Century, this wonderful large Edwardian villa in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg has been built in Queen Anne style, which 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 it an more decorative look.
This villa features the expanses of slate tiles (albeit newly replaced) and red brick so loved by the Arts and Crafts Movement. Yet its simple design has been decorated with Art Nouveau features such as the ornate fretwork above the rounded bay window and on the panel beneath the eave. This panel also features pressed metal panels of diamond shapes behind the fretwork. The bay window itself features beautiful green, red and gold stained glass windows featuring stylised Art Nouveau roses.
Queen Anne style was most popular around the time of Federation. With complex roofline structures and undulating facades, many Queen Anne houses fell out of fashion at the beginning of the modern era, and were demolished.
Queen Anne Villa of Red Brick - Coburg
Built around the turn of the Twentieth Century, this wonderful large Edwardian villa in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg has been built in Queen Anne style, which 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 it an more decorative look.
This villa features the expanses of slate tiles (albeit newly replaced) and red brick so loved by the Arts and Crafts Movement. Yet its simple design has been decorated with Art Nouveau features such as the ornate fretwork above the rounded bay window and on the panel beneath the eave. This panel also features pressed metal panels of diamond shapes behind the fretwork. The bay window itself features beautiful green, red and gold stained glass windows featuring stylised Art Nouveau roses.
Queen Anne style was most popular around the time of Federation. With complex roofline structures and undulating facades, many Queen Anne houses fell out of fashion at the beginning of the modern era, and were demolished.