Art Deco Villa in White - Travancore
Built in the 1930s, this pretty and very stylised Art Deco villa can be found in the Melbourne suburb of Travancore. The stepped chimney, Streamline Moderne style windows and the box like enclosed porch all pay homage to the chic, uncluttered lines of Art Deco architecture.
This house has a beautiful garden surrounded by a well clipped hedge. The garden features any number of azalias, camelias and connifers, some of which have probably been growing in the garden since the house was first built in the mid 1930s.
Travancore is a bijou suburb named after a beautiful Victorian mansion erected in 1863. The mansion's grounds were subdivided in the late 1890s to form the new suburb, which consists only of only about five streets. With commanding views of Royal Park, the area was much sought after by aspiring middle and upper middle-class citizens. This small residence was built on the lowest section of Travancore, which was the last portion of the suburb to be subdivided on what was formerly the mansion's old dairy. Its position and size would suggest it have been acquired by an aspiring middle-class family who wanted modernity. The mistress of this house would probably have kept it without any help from outside, but with the modern conveniences of her home, she would not have needed help.
Art Deco Villa in White - Travancore
Built in the 1930s, this pretty and very stylised Art Deco villa can be found in the Melbourne suburb of Travancore. The stepped chimney, Streamline Moderne style windows and the box like enclosed porch all pay homage to the chic, uncluttered lines of Art Deco architecture.
This house has a beautiful garden surrounded by a well clipped hedge. The garden features any number of azalias, camelias and connifers, some of which have probably been growing in the garden since the house was first built in the mid 1930s.
Travancore is a bijou suburb named after a beautiful Victorian mansion erected in 1863. The mansion's grounds were subdivided in the late 1890s to form the new suburb, which consists only of only about five streets. With commanding views of Royal Park, the area was much sought after by aspiring middle and upper middle-class citizens. This small residence was built on the lowest section of Travancore, which was the last portion of the suburb to be subdivided on what was formerly the mansion's old dairy. Its position and size would suggest it have been acquired by an aspiring middle-class family who wanted modernity. The mistress of this house would probably have kept it without any help from outside, but with the modern conveniences of her home, she would not have needed help.