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These beautiful heritage buildings are works of Art. They are known by their own names, and are mixed media masterpieces often with fancy brickwork, fine tiling, polished floorboards, with at best, parquetry flooring, with complex skilled joinery, and artistic embellishments such as ornate ceilings and beautiful artisan lead light windows, and all with a valued heritage. Tudor Style, Trophy Home Sales of 2017, 2017 Most Popular Pages
 * [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/b-iRS4Yr63_Gb-aXIBah5rG95AtpMfIl7i3XjSWcLRsgf3bpcfSU_vfD39Ap1PrFzGU0Xa-atn7DHqBn47Y=w293-h220-rw width="347" height="263" caption="Berith Park, Wahroonga NSW" link="Berith Park,Wahroonga"]] || media type="youtube" key="k7rjhp5d98c" height="240" width="420" ||
 * [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tOg0znKHqFz_9Afba1dRIrvn_PM4EDm9ihuoTR7oKGoW2az9rEePmZ1ZQ51XIFM_Al9KVj7jRo5nZIscGs4=w331-h220-rw width="343" height="230" caption="Clevedon, 31 Wharf Road Birchgrove, NSW" link="Clevedon, Birchgrove"]] || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BsPI6GN_ga9MgWt5XvcdAajoDBOWf6AClNfMB5DviZ1RTeZruuMVPsEGCLjWUm3yODipjyrm3xJXZZmjJOfLW3yGC5Y9AUmF2YHnsvBXOJIMmltsAqRwmGg1zcDjhJMFikXqz090QFkGK3f2Or6ZjS7Nbl94HslmZce9Ti-AyBdeRSBrib-Gb0TQdf1vjIUFxw0SHXCEpDXZJMvqQZlEZSQFs__qFwJbFgX3GbTiTSl7SOWt9UpH4wiEXkNwvU7YrCbF9dnJX-IpO92K07wkfDt-CutJOcy6EhTbi5gZiU-CD9qtPJAvvycVAOA0WMtftb7OitErX8-0GU-9q1P1Bx4DNxK3-vS22wLGlW2YdAJYHTUjLqKZcIlI16cyEBzQ73RwkjzQtfDnnm86HNrTX8HXeuWW3RgC9nJMJm2vNRntISKGZbxGxL-n-k8u3NznzZQSFgQlFEqbiA4klphrx0rXXYkQ10Guf1HyrOnN64mPI6Su3OwzPYOCGZCgjHgCWNgge-sFswQwa2wP5UL9Buu_QY1908TXf7VZuhtH8GqZXxYtKXBQuJwH0YyBryaRD00WVZbEOjvH1nmhThrgEg7snKChWnmBzanipTiQJ6E=w438-h290-no width="350" height="232" caption="Clevedon was Australia’s top weekend auction sale (Dec 2017)" link="Clevedon, Birchgrove"]] ||

** Point Piper Fairwater mansion to be for __all of us__? **
"Lady (Mary) Fairfax had stated publicly that she planned to bequeath the (Federation Style Fairwater) estate to the people of New South Wales when she died." - LUCY MACKEN DOMAIN PRESTIGE REPORTER SEP 19, 2017
 * Read more: As Lady Fairfax's family mourns, agents circle Fairwater
 * Read more; Point Piper: Domain.com.au; Lady (Mary) Fairfax was Sydney's grand hostess: Andrew Hornery, SEPTEMBER 18 2017

**What is 'Federation' or 'Edwardian'? **
“The Edwardian era was a significant period in the 1900s in Australia,” says the award-winning architect and director of firm [|Preston Lane]. The architectural period in Australia is also known as **Federation** because it coincided with the Federation of the Australian states and territories into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
 * “There are many such weatherboard and brick Edwardian homes and they have a lot of character. Read more:
 * In 1915, ornate Edwardian houses were considered the height of fashion in Australia.

Edwardian architecture draws on elements of Victorian style and Queen Anne revival period of 1895 to 1910. The terracotta tile or galvanised iron roof is often designed with a steep pitch and the house is usually built of red bricks or weatherboards.

It is likely that it will include timber-framed windows, which often feature leadlighting, and ornate fretwork. In the Australian versions of the English-Edwardian house, you will often find native flora and fauna motifs and geometric designs featured in the stained glass. Read more about Edwardian Style...
 * The ends of the gable and roof eaves usually have ornate timber brackets.
 * Timber detailing and fretwork is also a distinctive feature.
 * Plaster ceiling roses, cornices and decoratively moulded skirting and architraves are also distinctive design elements from that era.

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 * Berith Park,Wahroonga, 2017 Most Popular Pages, Trophy Homes 2017, Clevedon, Birchgrove, Mount Errington, Hornsby, Bungalow Style, Arts and Crafts Garden design, Ruhamah, Hamilton Qld, Federation Detailing, McLean Post Office NSW, Redhall, Wahroonga, Edwardian Grandeur, Quiraing, Lindfield, Severn Lodge, Alstonville, Art Nouveau Murnell, Queenslander evolution, Architect Robert Hamilton, Interwar Old English Style, Architect Cedric Ballantyne, Federation Toorak home saved,
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 * ~  ||~  Which Federation Style?  ||~ === === ||~   ||
 * Federation Queen Anne Style
 * Read more on Federation House style (jump to article)
 * [Next page: Four Federation Housing styles]

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** The enduring appeal of Australian Federation architecture **
[|Jenny Brown] Domain Reporter 9 May 2016 "Federation housing (1888-1919) comes in a variety of sizes – including semi-detached– and in a couple of sub-groups, such as Arts and Crafts, which heritage architect Ian Stapleton of Sydney’s Clive Lucas, Stapleton and Partners, explains as being “usually architect-designed rather than builder-designed”.

** Recommended books: ** Click picture or link to find in a bookshop: Shop forTHE FEDERATION HOUSE on Google || Getting the Details Right [|Ian Evans] || Federation Architecture in Australia 1890-1915, by Trevor Howells and Michael Nicholson, || [|The Federation House:] [|Australia's Own Style], [|by Hugh Fraser] <span style="color: #5e5e5d; font-family: Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 12px;">2nd edition, 2002 || [|The Federation House] [|A Restoration Guide] by Evans,Ian <span style="color: #5e5e5d; font-family: Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 12px;">3rd edition, 2004 || [|The Federation House] [|A Restoration Guide] by Evans,Ian 1992 || [|The Federation House] [|A Restoration Guide] by Evans,Ian 1999 || [|Restoring Australian Houses] [|Ian Evans] || Getting the Details Right: Restoring Australian Houses 1890s-1920s ||
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 * Towards the Dawn.

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//**Federation architecture**// refers to the //architectural style// of Australian homes built around the decades before and after 1900 AD. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: start;"> There are significant differences: From <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Australian Stories Australian architecture:
 * These houses reflect the Art Nouveau movement influential on many fashions at the time of the political Federation of the Australian States on 1 January 1901.
 * See also Art Nouveau and Federation style
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Federation architecture has many similarities to Edwardian architecture . [[image:http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2008/01/24/caerleon25_wideweb__470x269,0.jpg width="430" height="241" align="right" caption="Record … Caerleon in Bellevue Hill, sold for $22 million."]]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> [|Australiana] themes,
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">the [|verandah], and
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Australian flora and fauna . -Wikipedia
 * "The ornate [|Federation house], built mainly between 1900 and 1914, was a sign of prosperity - an Australian version of the English Edwardian house.
 * Federation houses were detached, with gardens, and with Australian motifs and a roof of terracotta tiles with detailed fretwork in the roof gables and windows.
 * Many houses had a sunrise motif in the front gable as a sign of the dawning of a new century.
 * Add-ons and renovations with heritage restraints were a constant experience of [|living in a federation house].
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; text-align: left;">By the First World War (1914-1918), there was a shortage of tradesmen and materials. The cost of houses had to be reduced, so the ceilings were lowered to create 'bungalows', houses which were built between 1915 and 1940. Gone was most of the detail, and a plainer style lead lighting was put into the front windows."



[|Blackwood House] in Melbourne <span style="color: #00002d; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%; text-align: center;">by Butler and Ussher in 1891 || Sam Hood (1872-1953), Family with car & Queenslander house, 1920's. ||

Federation house in Cairns, 1914. || Redleaf House, Wahroonga Sydney, 1899 by Howard Joseland || Dining Room with Fretwork Arch   Westholme, Water Street, Wahroonga 1894 by Howard Joseland   || Living room with timber trim, ceiling Westholme, Water Street, Wahroonga 1894 by Howard Joseland  || Fireplace in the Camellia room, Mananga,  Berry NSW 1894 by Howard Joseland  || Cast iron restored bath in en suite,  Mananga, Berry NSW 1894 by Howard Joseland  ||
 * [[image:federation-house/1waterst23_01.jpg width="210" height="141"]]

Picturesque and eye catching houses
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Federation-style houses constitute a unique statement of patriotism since Federation details used Australia's remarkable flora and fauna. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> "For the first time, the flowers, birds and animals of the bush were used to decorate plaster, pressed metal, glass, terracotta and fretworked timber. ." [|Ian Evans] " <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Leadlight windows are also a common feature and as a result, Federation houses are often very picturesque and eye catching." - Archicentre - see below
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">see also Picturesque Queen Anne
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">see also Art Nouveau and Federation style
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Decorative features such as gables and motifs adorn the roofs of the property.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The rising sun emblem that appeared on countless gable ends symbolised the dawn of a new age for Australia and was itself adopted as a national symbol
 * These rambling homes are regarded as the first design style that embraced the outdoor lifestyle. Blocks were deep to allow for homegrown food cultivation.

Since I live in a Sydney suburb with a rich heritage of these houses, I hope to document the details of these and similar houses in these pages. Eventually I hope this site will be a definitive source of Federation decorative detail.
 * Anyone with similar interests is very welcome to contribute to this topic.
 * You can leave comments on my blog **[|Federation Details].** To comment here you need to join this Wiki, please.

Federation Features
The [|features of Federation style] architecture include: > often broken by false gables and capped by terracotta frilled ridges and motifs decorating the exterior of the property. > "Federation homes are known for their often exuberant timber ornamental decorations. > Friezes fretwork, balustrades, art nouveau style swirled brackets and arch supports are all common." - Manly Council Keep reading... next page: Four Federation Housing styles or below, Federation Style advice
 * 1) Red brick walls of a deep red or dark brown brick, often with a mix of the two
 * 2) Exposed rafter ends visible under roofs, a characteristic usually visible, not obscured by gutters
 * 3) Some times the mortar is 'tuck-pointed" to make a ridge of white mortar running along the joints between the bricks.
 * 4) Dominant roofs,
 * 1) Ttimber verandah columns supplemented by elaborate timber decoration, often in art nouveau style -
 * 1) Bay windows with shingles, or in large buildings, oriels on upper floors
 * 2) Leadlight window panes or a set of small coloured glass windows above the main window set.
 * 3) Low picket fences usually painted white or cream
 * 4) Large decorative ceilings often of pressed metal or with decorative cornices
 * 5) Minimal gardens with hedges.
 * 6) Australiana decorative detail
 * 7) Outdoor toilets in un-renovated houses

Federation Domestic features:
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