A Mock Tudor Villa - Coonans Hill
Made of locally produced red and brown bricks this substantial Mock Tudor villa in the Melbourne suburb of Coonans Hill, would have been for a larger sized middle-class family.
This house with its high gabled roof line features wonderful brick detailing around the windows and vestibule entrance. The interesting stepped chimney breast of stuccoed brick also shows off a selection of random feature bricks in geometric designs.
The Mock Tudor or Tudorbethan style, was most popular between the two World Wars throughout Britain and her dominions, especially in the new garden suburbs and ribbon developments that appeared during this period.
This style of house would have appealed to the newly moneyed middle-classes who could finally afford to leave the inner city buy their own homes in the burgeoning suburbs. Comfortable and very English, it would have shown respectable and not inconsiderable wealth.
This villa still has its original low brick garden wall with wrought iron gates. The wall has been softened by the creation of a pretty hedge.
A Mock Tudor Villa - Coonans Hill
Made of locally produced red and brown bricks this substantial Mock Tudor villa in the Melbourne suburb of Coonans Hill, would have been for a larger sized middle-class family.
This house with its high gabled roof line features wonderful brick detailing around the windows and vestibule entrance. The interesting stepped chimney breast of stuccoed brick also shows off a selection of random feature bricks in geometric designs.
The Mock Tudor or Tudorbethan style, was most popular between the two World Wars throughout Britain and her dominions, especially in the new garden suburbs and ribbon developments that appeared during this period.
This style of house would have appealed to the newly moneyed middle-classes who could finally afford to leave the inner city buy their own homes in the burgeoning suburbs. Comfortable and very English, it would have shown respectable and not inconsiderable wealth.
This villa still has its original low brick garden wall with wrought iron gates. The wall has been softened by the creation of a pretty hedge.