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189772

Edrington House & Garden

132 High Street,, BERWICK VIC 3806 - Property No B4461

Built in 1906 for Samuel P Mackay in the Art Nouveau style to the design of Rodney Alsop, architect, the house is distinguished by the variety of effects created by changes to the type and placement of windows from room to room and for the stained glass with its motifs of gumnuts and leaves. It was described by Sir John Betjeman as a house built from the inside outwards as all good homes should be. Edrington is notable as the home of the Baron Casey of Berwick, federal ... more

B4461

State
152751

Alton House & Garden

239 Alton Road, MOUNT MACEDON VIC 3441 - Property No B4137

House classification: The residence at Alton - is one of the most innovative examples of a late nineteenth century picturesque medieval style building in Australia (especially in its use of hung wall tiles and its unity of design over its development period); - is notable in that its owner acted as designer for the residence, but may have been assisted and guided by W W Wardell; - is enhanced in significance by the owner/designer's wide interests and influential friends; - ... more

B4137

State
68193

Halstead House & Garden

23 Bambra Road,, CAULFIELD VIC 3162 - Property No B3377

A very pleasant single storey house with cast-iron front verandah trim and a substantial three storey tower with mansard roof. Classified: 19/07/1973 File notes 18/06/2012:G13086 (Halstead Garden) amalgamated & filed with B3377. Halstead Garden not classified.

B3377

State
152646

Fersfield House & Garden

15 - 29 Fersfield Road,, GISBORNE VIC 3437 - Property No B2598

Fersfield is a brick house erected, it is believed, in 1872 for W. K. Thompson. The substantial, single storey structure is symmetrical, with two projecting wings about the recessed cast iron verandah with its central gabled porch. Roofs are clad in slate and are hipped in form. the chimneys are features, as is the round-headed front door and the triple window motif to the projecting wings. Fersfield is an important example of a substantial house of the early 1870's, ... more

B2598

Regional
91897

Glenara House & Garden

10 Glenara Drive,, BULLA VIC 3428 - Property No B0046

Large single storey homestead of granite, bluestone and brick encircled by a verandah with delicate timber joinery, built from 1857 for prominent grazier Walter Clark J.P.; architect Albert Purchas; builders Hornby and Pigdon, overlooking gorge of Deep Creek. Garden notable for many years for roses grown by Alister Clark. Stone "folly" on hill included in Classification. House Classified 'Regional': 15/08/1963 Revised: 08/04/1976: File Note 18/06/2012: G13076 ... more

B0046

State
70640

Buda - House & Garden

Buda Historic Home and Garden

42 Hunter & 76 Urquart Streets,, CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450 - Property No B2489

Buda was built in various stages. It is believed that the first section was constructed in 1857 for Col. J Smith, with additions in 1880 and 1890. Symmetrically planned, the single storied house has two projecting bay windowed wings about the central section, which contains the elaborate porch with broken pediment. The elaborate stucco mouldings and clerestory are other features. Buda is a particularly distinctive house architecturally; has historical associations with ... more

B2489

Regional
68613

Beleura House & Garden

42 - 44 Kalimna Drive,, MORNINGTON VIC 3931 - Property No B0012

A fine villa erected by James Butchart c. 1863 with the proceeds of his business enterprises on the gold fields, in a free Anglo-Palladian mode with most elegant colonnaded verandah along the main south-west front, using columns of the composite order; & sun-moulded by a balustraded parapet & urns; though there has been some alteration to the interior and one end of the building it retains its full effect and is set in spacious grounds. House Classified: ... more

B0012

State
70768

Dalvui House & Garden

431 McKinnons Road,, NOORAT VIC 3265 - Property No B2525

A house of 1907 by Ussher & Kemp, closely comparable with their contemporary Dalswraith (now Campion Hall) in Kew, but for a strong diagonal emphasis focussed on a polygonal candle-snuffer roof, and a slightly lower standard of craftsmanship and integrity. Notable features are the panels of vertical tile hanging; the Tudor bay window to the garden, of banked Gothic lights; the stone corbels carrying the jettied upper facade; and above all the picturesque aspect of the house ... more

B2525

Regional
184554

Heronswood House & Garden

105 Latrobe Parade,, DROMANA VIC 3936 - Property No B0048

La Trobe Bateman's only known complete house. This picturesque house is virtually intact apart from minor interior modifications. Each major room is contained in a steeply pitched gable which enhances the Gothic-revival character of the house. The size and disposition of the rooms pre-dates current standards by almost a century. The orginal timber dwelling was incorporated in the main house at a later date. Classified 'Local': 29/10/1959 Revised 'Regional': ... more

B0048

State
70809

The Hermitage House & Garden

Lindt's Hermitage

161 Maroondah Highway,, NARBETHONG VIC 3778 - Property No B2609

House Statement ofsignificance. An example of a private mountain retreat in the Late Boom Style. The complex comprises main building and annexe, studio, smoke room, pool and lych gate. Built in 1894 to the design of its owner, the noted anthropological and social photographer, John William Lindt (1845-1926). At its peak, The Hermitage had 6 separate buildings, including the enormous ground-glass-walled studio with stage. The buildings were set in landscaped gardens with three ... more

B2609

State
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