A Large Late Victorian Villa - Essendon
Standing proudly behind its picket fence with a ornate gates, this large and sprawling Victorian villa is situated in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon.
Built in the 1890s, this Victorian style villa is constructed of polychromatic brick (including the chimneys) and features a splendid return verandah of corrugated iron featuring wrought-iron lacework decoration. All of these features are typical of the Victorian period. Its original slate roof is also very Victorian.
Essendon was etablished in the 1860s and became an area of affluence and therefore only had middle-class, upper middle-class and some very wealthy citizens. A large villa like this built in one of the finer pockets of the suburb suggests that it was built for an aspiring middle-class family. This villa would have required one of two live-in maids to help its mistress keep maintained and a gardener to keep the gardens in check.
A Large Late Victorian Villa - Essendon
Standing proudly behind its picket fence with a ornate gates, this large and sprawling Victorian villa is situated in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon.
Built in the 1890s, this Victorian style villa is constructed of polychromatic brick (including the chimneys) and features a splendid return verandah of corrugated iron featuring wrought-iron lacework decoration. All of these features are typical of the Victorian period. Its original slate roof is also very Victorian.
Essendon was etablished in the 1860s and became an area of affluence and therefore only had middle-class, upper middle-class and some very wealthy citizens. A large villa like this built in one of the finer pockets of the suburb suggests that it was built for an aspiring middle-class family. This villa would have required one of two live-in maids to help its mistress keep maintained and a gardener to keep the gardens in check.