"Dunesk" a Victorian Villa - Moonee Ponds
Standing proudly behind its picket fence with capped newel posts, "Dunesk", a large, asymmetrical Victorian villa constructed in the 1890s is situated in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds.
This single storey sprawling villa has a splendid front verandah with elegant cast iron lacework. The roof is made of slate tiles with a geometric pattern laid out as part of the design, whilst the verandah is of corrugated iron. "Dunesk" also features its original capping and ornate finials along the tips of each section of roofline. Built of polychromatic bricks, they are used to great effect, making the walls real features of the villa.
Moonee Ponds, like its neighbouring boroughs of Ascot Vale and Essendon, was etablished in the late 1880s and early 1890s. However, unlike its neighbours, it was an area of affluence and therefore only had middle-class, upper middle-class and some very wealthy citizens. Houses like these would have suited a large Victorian family, and would have required a small retinue of servants to maintain.
"Dunesk" a Victorian Villa - Moonee Ponds
Standing proudly behind its picket fence with capped newel posts, "Dunesk", a large, asymmetrical Victorian villa constructed in the 1890s is situated in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds.
This single storey sprawling villa has a splendid front verandah with elegant cast iron lacework. The roof is made of slate tiles with a geometric pattern laid out as part of the design, whilst the verandah is of corrugated iron. "Dunesk" also features its original capping and ornate finials along the tips of each section of roofline. Built of polychromatic bricks, they are used to great effect, making the walls real features of the villa.
Moonee Ponds, like its neighbouring boroughs of Ascot Vale and Essendon, was etablished in the late 1880s and early 1890s. However, unlike its neighbours, it was an area of affluence and therefore only had middle-class, upper middle-class and some very wealthy citizens. Houses like these would have suited a large Victorian family, and would have required a small retinue of servants to maintain.