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Built in the Nineteenth Century, this little weatherboard cottage may be found in the small alpine town of Wandiligong.
Proudly it sits behind its wire fence and well established garden. It features a corrugated iron roof and a verandah to help keep the cottage cool and shady during the warmer summer months. You might notice that it has two gables, and this is because the original cottage would only have been a couple of rooms making up the front building. However, in ensuing years the owners of the cottage became more prosperous, and were thus able to extend the cottage twice its original size. It is not unusual to see little miner's cottages with two or three extensions added onto the back of the original cottage. This once would have been the cottage home of one of the many miners that panned for gold during the Victorian Gold Rush.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
Charles Smith Hyman, Idlewyld’s builder, was born in London in 1854. Educated at Hellmuth College, Charles worked for John Birrell and Co. until 1874 when he became a junior partner in his father’s tanning business.
In 1876, he married Elizabeth Birrell and built the original Idlewyld, a large brick home, in 1879 on land purchased for $4,000 from Elizabeth’s sister.
Two years later, Hyman commissioned the architectural firm of Tracy and Durand to design an addition and alterations that would cost more than the original house and outbuildings. The architects integrated the picturesque roof line and heavily ornamented gables of the 1879 Queen Anne design with a simpler addition featuring parapet gables at each end. Inside, identical Eastlake molding unified the two early parts of the house. In 1912, a ballroom was added to the eastern wing.
After his father’s death in 1878, Charles took over the tannery, entered municipal politics, and became mayor in 1884.
Elected M.P. for London in 1900, Hyman became Minister of Public Works in 1905. He had close ties with Sir Wilfrid Laurier who stayed at Idlewyld when he visited London.
Charles was also a noted sportsman. Seven times in a row he was the Canadian Men’s Singles tennis champion. He was also captain of the Canadian champion cricket team and a member of the London Tecumsehs baseball team. Hyman was exceedingly generous and loyal to his friends. He was known to have given away $1,000,000, including $100,000 to sporting and social clubs.
After the death of Elizabeth in 1917 he married Alexandra Rechnitzer, becoming stepfather to her four sons, who took over Hyman Tannery when Charles died in 1926. In the last years of his life, Charles took an extensive world tour including several months in China.
Today, Hyman is remembered by the street named after him and this house which later became a luxurious inn.
Situated in London’s quaint Old South neighborhood, the historic Idlewyld has sustained its grandeur for over a century. The Victorian character, landscaped grounds, well-kept gardens and overall ambience of the Inn appeals to travelers who are looking for unique and intimate accommodations.
Morrill Hall was the University's first newly constructed building, built at a cost of $70,111 and opening on October 7, 1868 as South University Building, or less formally, as South Hall It is the southernmost of the three buildings which comprise the "Stone Row" which forms the west side of Cornell's Arts Quadrangle, all constructed of Ithaca bluestone quarried from the base of Libe Slope.
The Distillery District is a national Historic Site with an incredibly rich history. The site was once The Gooderham and Worts Distillery, and represents the largest and best preserved collection of Victorian Industrial Architecture in North America.
In its time, The Gooderham and Worts Distillery played an important role in the growth and wealth of both the city and nation. In addition to various involvements in real estate and banking, the company at one time contributed more to Federal coffers than any other enterprise in the country.
The Distillery Historic District opens in May 2003 and quickly becomes a vital part of the city and one of Canada’s top tourist attractions.
On a prominent hilltop site just at the point where East Belfast suddenly goes from being very poor to being very rich, Saint Mark’s Church of Ireland, Dundela, is visible for miles around. It was designed in red sandstone in Gothic Revival style by the eminent Victorian architect William Butterfield, most famous for designing Keble College Oxford. The 45 metre high bell tower creates the impression of a large church. Sir John Betjeman described St Mark's as "Butterfield at his best".
The church has much treasured connections with C S Lewis, who was baptised here, and the door handle of the former rectory is in the shape of a lion and may have inspired him.
My title here is suggestive of a prison. In the middle of this courtyard is indeed a lovely Victorian garden, but there is still a relatively large space that would allow a significant number of people to exercise.
This idea is not so far removed from the historical facts (and Victoria's largest high security juvenile prison is in fact a literal stone's throw away behind razor wire). There is even a photograph on this link that shows "Female inmates in 1928" [Royal Park: from parklands to a home: 1840s-1920s] www.thermh.org.au/about/about-rmh/our-history/history-roy...
Now of course they weren't strictly prisoners, but those destitute and under the care of the state were certainly institutionalised in a way that we no longer find acceptable.
So in a nutshell, the land was purchased in 1858 to form an experimental farm. The farm ultimately came to nothing and in 1875 an Industrial School for Girls was set up. Might I suggest that the term "Industrial" here has much in keeping the with term "Female Factory" in Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) in the first half of the 19th century. These young women were essentially wards of the state.
In 1880 the girls were moved into foster homes and young males were moved into the buildings on the same conditions. This didn't last long. The rest of the story is best summarised from the history supplied by the RMH:
"By 1881, the boys had been removed and the Royal Park Industrial School buildings were left vacant. In July 1882, the site and buildings were given to the Immigrants’ Aid Society by the government for use as a home for houseless and destitute persons. At this time, the Male Division of the Society was relocated from St Kilda Road to Royal Park.
In 1914, the remaining operations, including female and child inmates, were transferred from St Kilda Road to Royal Park.
The change in name of the Society to Victorian Homes for Aged and Infirm, in 1902, was followed by another in 1925, to Victorian Benevolent Home and Hospital for the Aged and Infirm. By this time the majority of inmates no longer represented a range of ages, but were primarily elderly. This constituted the true start of geriatric care for the institution." www.thermh.org.au/about/about-rmh/our-history/history-roy...
So it is not an exaggeration to say that the space in this photograph was indeed at one time an exercise yard.
Dating from 1885 and once named Annecy-on-the-Bayou, this Queen Anne mansion in Tarpon Springs FL has been freshly restored.
There were clear distinctions in the seamen ranks. The boatmen lived on one side of the station (but in fine houses for the times), and the pilots and Captain lived on the other side, with their houses opening directly onto a beautiful beach area.
This cottage was originally a built in 1866 as a school house for the children who lived on the station. When the children started going to the regular community school, it was turned into another cottage for a pilot and his family.
This rear view allows us to see how well kept the cottage is, and also to witness the soft evening light.
Port Townsend, Washington
Ask Washington residents which city in their state is most noteworthy for its Victorian-era architecture and the answer will likely be Port Townsend. The downtown commercial center boasts one of the state’s finest collections of late nineteenth century commercial structures, comprising a historic district recognized as a National Historic Landmark.
Located at the corner of Water and Taylor Streets, the Hastings Building serves as the anchor to Port Townsend’s historic downtown. Constructed in 1889 and named for Captain L.B. Hastings, the architectural details and ornamentation adorning the Hastings Building illustrate the flamboyance and optimism of the early 1890s.
The Hastings Building is located in Port Townsend’s downtown Historic Commercial District.
This beautiful example of Elmer H. Fisher Victorian architecture has three floors which are currently planned for a full historic rehabilitation as part of the Hastings Building/Hastings Landing Project.
There were two buildings named similarly--the Hastings Building and the James and Hastings Building--built nearby to each other at the same time in Port Townsend. Lucinda Bingham Hastings (1826-1894), the widow of Loren Brown Hastings (1814-1881), a local dry goods merchant, turned to real estate investment after her husband's death in 1881, and provided the capital for this building and half of the cost of the James and Hastings Building.
References: hastingsestate.com/hastingsestate.com/Hastings_Building; preservewa.org/city/port-townsen; pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/19951
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Built in 1841, the Ouse Valley Viaduct (also called Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse on the London-Brighton Railway Line in England north of Haywards Heath and south of Balcombe is 1,475 feet (450 m) long.
The viaduct is 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches, each of 30 feet (9.1 m), surmounted by balustrades. Each pier contains a Jack arch with a semi-circular soffit to reduce the number of bricks required.At each end of the abutment is an ornamental square open tower, the brickwork of which is faced with stone from Heddon Quarries near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The viaduct was designed by engineer for the line John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. It has been described as “probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain.”
The viaduct was opened in July 1841. The 11 million bricks needed for its construction were shipped up the Ouse River (via Newhaven and Lewes) from the Netherlands. It cost £38,500 to build (equivalent to about £3½ million in 2014).
The structure is a Grade II* listed building and was restored in 1996 with grants from the Railway Heritage Trust and English Heritage. Matching stone was imported from France, to ensure a close match with the existing balustrades and pavilions.
The viaduct is still used, with around 110 trains per day passing over it on the Brighton Main Line.
Tower Bridge in London from different angles with different shades and different cameras. London is vey quiet at the moment due to Covid 19
Constructed between 1879 - 1880 to house the Eye & Ear Infirmary which was set up in 1820 ,it was in use till 1978 when the service was relocated to the Liverpool Royal Hospital.
The building itself is amazing, a beautiful red brick facade, a great example of Victorian architecture at its best
The brilliantly illuminated high Italianate façade of Brunetti’s on Faraday Street. Even late on a cold July night, this Carlton stalwart was extremely busy!
Central Hall was renamed Hintze Hall in 2014 following a £5 million donation from Sir Michael and Lady Hintze.
Grade I listed. Museum 1873-81 by Alfred Waterhouse.
The statue is of Charles Darwin by Sir Joseph Boehm.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/museum-history-hintze-hall.html
I wonder how much longer our museums will be free. I didn't see a single person make a donation which I find extraordinary.
A remarkable church with superb use of space and form - on entering it appears much bigger than it is, having a restrained grandeur. Sarah Losh inspired local people to undertake the stone carving, woodwork etc... Nikolaus Pevsner in the Building's of England asks: "What is best in church architecture during the years of Queen Victoria? The first building to call out… the church at Wreay" Sarah Losh had a passion for architecture travelling in Europe to study and learn. After the death of her sister Katherine in 1835 she built this church as a memorial - there is a mausoleum and other buildings in the village. It is Romanesque in style but at the same time unique and original. In many ways it anticipates the Arts and Crafts movement by a generation. Of course any male architect would have been inundated with commissions after building this.
But at least it is much loved, and Sarah has been wonderfully brought to life in a biography by Jenny Uglow called The Pinecone.
I saw this striking Victorian home in the Concord, North Carolina.
The home is located in the North Union Street Historic District. The district contains fine examples of Late Victorian homes.
Spent some time setting up this shot with the the elements as close to symmetry as I could ... then a detached lilypad came floating by to give that little random element which so often gives a shot that little something ...
Spot the mallard?
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The Pincus Building, also known as the Zadek Building, is a historic Queen Anne-style commercial building in Mobile, Alabama, United States.The four-story brick masonry structure was designed by Rudolph Benz and completed in 1891. It first housed the Zadek Jewelry Company. The original design included a round tower with a spire on the outside corner of the building; this was removed by the 1940s. Additionally, the architectural details of the first floor exterior have been simplified. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.
1891
Architect:
Benz,Rudolph
Architectural style:
Late Victorian
Governing body:
Local
NRHP Reference#:
76000345
Added to NRHP:
December 12, 1976
I saw this lovely Victorian while taking the Canal Street Streetcar. It is located at the corner of S. Derbigny and Canal Streets.
It is the only house standing in a two block area near the University Medical Center.
It looks like it is undergoing restoration. Hopefully, it's not going to be torn down for a parking lot!
During a walkabout in the Irvine Park area, near downtown St. Paul, MN, I found this beautifully restored Queen Anne-style Victorian house.
It's the Murray-Lanpher Mansion, built for Michael Murray in 1887.
I returned to the site of Nottingham London Road Low Level station a full 25 years after my original 1990 photograph of the former Great Northern Railway city terminus. Benefitting from Grade II listed status, the 1857 building that had been designed by Thomas Chambers Hine had been sympathetically restored as a fitness centre.
The University of Tampa is just across the Hillsborough River from downtown Tampa, Florida.
Plant Hall is in an absolutely fabulous building - the former Tampa Bay Hotel.
The hotel was built in 1891 by Henry B. Plant near the terminus of his rail line.
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust founded in 1282. The bridge was constructed to give better access to the East End of London, which had expanded its commercial potential in the 19th century. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1894.