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MURRAY GRIFFIN HOUSE

VAUGHAN GRIFFIN HOUSE ,  VAUGHAN MURRAY GRIFFIN HOUSE

52 DAREBIN STREET HEIDELBERG, BANYULE CITY

The Murray Griffin House is a six roomed residence designed by Walter Burley Griffin c.1922 for the family of artist Vaughan Murray Griffin (no relation). The house was built using Griffin's patented knitlock system and conformed to WB Griffin's principles regarding segmental architecture; the building required no veneer of tiles, plaster, textile, paper, enamel or paint. The house is set on a cruciform plan with pyramid shaped roofs, clad with Marseilles tiles. The house is ... more  
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