Federation+Filigree+style

=Federation Filigree style= [previous page: Federation Queen Anne style next page: Federation Arts and Crafts]
 * See also Queenslander Tropical styles
 * See also Cool Federation Queenslanders
 * See also Ashgrove Queenslander Style
 * One of Brisbane's best: Cremorne, Hamilton Hill

These houses are instantly recognised as Federation for the following features:toc
 * 1) Dominant hipped roofs, often broken by false gables
 * 2) Turned timber verandah columns supplemented by elaborate timber decoration
 * 3) Leadlight or coloured glass windows
 * 4) Late 19th or early 20th Century period of construction
 * [[image:federation-house/Federation_Jan_258-s.jpg width="326" height="414" link="Darley Road Randwick"]] || [[image:http://www.judycoatesperez.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DSC2124-950x766.jpg width="505" height="411" link="@http://www.judycoatesperez.com/these-boots-were-made-for-walkin/"]] ||
 * 83 Darley Road, Filigree Federation style ||  Two story Melbourne terrace houses homes with iron filigree  ||


 * [[image:http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/21/1225957/461728-justin-hemmes-amp-039-vaucluse-home-for-sale.jpg width="295" height="170" link="Kianga Vaucluse Federation House"]] || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQY1-vMGa1vpU8D-G02aNKTlm57PCnwhz-MwCLUHZVDBklsgO9xYQ width="243" height="179" align="center" link="Casterton, Vic Heritage"]] || [[image:27MuseumSt.jpg width="266" height="182" link="@http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/Perth/perth_architecture.htm"]] ||
 * Kianga - Vaucluse Federation House || Federation Filigree Bungalow at 127 Henty Street Casterton Vic || 27 Museum Street, Perth, WA ||

Federation Filigree was designed to create shade while allowing for the free flow of air. They have: > Before 1901 each verandah and balcony is screened with decorative cast-iron balustrading, comprising common cast-iron panels, friezes and brackets.
 * balconies screened with decorative balustrading
 * cast-iron (later: timber) balustrades and brackets
 * (used) common verandah posts, panels, friezes and brackets, which were manufactured products made in Australia,

The cast-iron treatment gives the terrace a light **filigree** character. The design is representative of a style of building, in which the Victorian fashion of cast-iron balustrades and brackets were the norm.

The start of the Federation period marked a decline in the use of cast iron for structural and ornamental components of verandas (see [|Victorian Filigree]) and a marked growth in the use of wood for these components. Cast iron did in fact survive into the early twentieth century, by which time it had come to be regarded as rather old-fashioned.

Timber posts, balustrades, brackets and valances had a chunkier quality than their counterparts in cast iron, but the ‘filigree screen’ effect could still be obtained, especially when lattice made of light wooden laths was used together with the more substantial turned or sawn components. - //[|Sydney Architecture.com]//

Federation style apartments in Mosman
 * See Monterey Federation mansion, Mosman

The Two-storey verandahed 'pub'
A building type that maintained the popularity it had enjoyed in the Victorian period was the two-storey verandahed pub (public bar), often strategically located on a street corner in a suburb or country town.

Many such pubs display sufficient iron or timber screening on their verandas to qualify them for the Federation Filigree style.

It is not by chance that the finest examples of Federation Filigree domestic architecture are to be found in the hot, humid, coastal areas of Queensland.

The valances, balustrades and latticework which screen the verandas of so many houses are not only highly decorative but also eminently functional, providing shade while allowing for the flow of air which is so essential for comfort in this climate.

Childers Qld, examples of Federation Filigree




From Wikipedia, Queenslander (architecture)Queenslander Style
Queenslander buildings are primarily of timber construction and can be low or high-set, one to two storeys. > underfloor (stumps), > primary rooms (can be two levels), > and roof.
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Queenslander3.JPG/220px-Queenslander3.JPG width="242" height="111" align="center"]] || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Queenslander1.JPG/220px-Queenslander1.JPG width="242" height="113"]] || [[image:220px-Queenslander2.JPG align="center"]] ||
 * = A high-set[| Victorian era] Queenslander with large veranda ||= A large[| Federation style] suburban Queenslander ||= An interwar Queenslander in[| New Farm] [|Brisbane] ||
 * They are typically "tripartite" in sectional composition;
 * All have one or more [|veranda] spaces, a sheltered edge of the building that is typically only part-enclosed and used as another living zone.
 * The underfloor area was sometimes decoratively screened at the perimeter with timber battens.
 * This consideration for climate is the defining characteristic of the Queenslander type.
 * The Queenslander is popularly thought of as an "old" house - Wikipedia

[|Cremorne, Hamilton]
From Your Brisbane: Past and Present
 * [[image:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dRaWp_SiFAo/TeN-nOHxbJI/AAAAAAAABXw/R0FdlmxQYwg/s400/cremorne001.jpg width="292" height="255"]] || [[image:http://www.thefotofanatic.com/Photography/Forums/Your-Brisbane-Past-and-Present/brisproj-637/1261817973_vwWrk7N-X3.jpg width="395" height="265"]] ||  ||
 * This is one of the most spectacular timber houses in Brisbane. It is perched on the side of Hamilton hill with views across the Brisbane River and beyond. The house was built circa 1905 for JD O'Connor of the eminent publican family. The design was from Sydney-trained but Queensland-owned firm Eaton & Bates, who favoured pavilions and deep verandahs, both extremely suitable for our sub-tropical climate, and both are used extensively in Cremorne.

Read more: Cremorne, Hamilton Hill || "The house is almost L-shaped in plan, and has a corrugated iron roof which is a complex of hips, gables, ridges and pavilions, with decorative gablets and finials, and three brick chimneys.

The open verandahs all have simple timber balustrading and timber frieze." ....Apparently the interior is just as grand as the outside. Pressed metal ceilings and stained glass windows are present, fireplaces with marble surrounds in some rooms, as well as timber arches in many entrances. ||   || Three generation of the O'Connor family lived here until the property was sold in the 1990s.  This photograph was taken in around 1906 and gives an idea of the extensive views - the Brisbane River is in the background.

JD O'Connor and his brother Denis owned or had interests in hotels throughout Brisbane, among them the [|Wickham], the [|Treasury] and the [|Prince Consort].

Miegunyah House
 www.miegunyah.org/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #545454; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5;">Miegunyah House <span class="st" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #545454; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5;"> Museum. home of The Queensland Women's Historical Association.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Fairy Knoll, Ipswitch Qld Heritage = "Fairy Knoll", Ipswitch (now the [|Jefferis Turner Centre)] Fairy Knoll, 2 Robertson Road, Eastern Heights, Ipswich, 2005-2006 The building was designed in about 1897 by George Brockwell Gill.
 * Listed on the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Queensland Heritage Register]
 * Photo held at the National Library of Australia
 * Description**
 * It was built by Worley and Whitehead for ₤2000.
 * Fiary Knoll was built for Thomas Hancock junior and second wife, Louise. The prominent Hancock family were timber merchants.
 * Thomas junior died in 1897 prior to Fairy Knoll's completion, but his widow lived there until her death in 1947.
 * During the second World War, the home's lantern was used as a 'spotter's tower' or look-out.
 * In1952 the house was bought by the State for a Maternal and Child Welfare Home. Its name, the Jefferis Turner Centre, recognises the first Queensland Director of Infant Welfare.
 * In 1986, it became a respite care centre for the Intellectual Handicap Service. (Information from: Ipswich Heritage Study, 1991, http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/heritage/ipswich_heritage_study/)


 * "Fairy Knoll" possesses strong aesthetic value due to its prominence as a landmark in Ipswich which has dominant visual impact on the surrounding area and for its fine detailing and composition.
 * The residence is characteristic of the '//Federation Filigree'// style of architecture which is demonstrated by its intricate timber screen, its slender columns of timber dividing the facade into bays, a timber frieze and brackets and timber railings.
 * Its decorative external brickwork also contributes to its aesthetic value. Its setting on a large piece of land with gardens and mature trees is also of important aesthetic significance.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Fairy Knoll for sale = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 0.86em;">28th August 2010 2:00 AM

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Fairy Knoll – a grand, two-storey, brick, federation-era mansion on a hill in Eastern Heights – is a heritage landmark.
 * Known in recent years as the Jefferis Turner Centre, Fairy Knoll has served the citizens of Ipswich well, as a home for a wealthy family, a maternal and child welfare centre and a respite centre for children with intellectual disabilities.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Now the property is for sale, inquiries have come in from investors wanting to convert the building into a guesthouse or restaurant, as well as a splendid residence.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Mr Costello said the home had stood unused for about four years.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Fairy Knoll is a good example of the work of prominent Ipswich architect George Brockwell Gill.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">It was built by timber merchant Thomas Hancock, who never lived to see it completed, at a cost of 2000 pounds.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The newly finished house was described inThe Queensland Timesin March 1901.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Fairy Knoll sits on 5313sq m of land at 2 Robertson Road. Watch video tour.


 * Fairy Knoll (house and garden)**
 * Designer Name Gill, George Brockwell
 * Design Period Late 19th century (1870s - 1890s)
 * Builder Name Worley & Whitehead
 * Construction Period 1897c - 1952
 * Construction Method Load-bearing brick
 * Frame - timber
 * Fabric (Exterior Structure) Brick
 * Timber - boards
 * Fabric (Roof) Metal sheeting
 * Roof Form Gabled and Hipped Pyramid

From [|Queensland Heritage Register] for Fairy Knoll:
 * [[image:Fairy_Knoll.jpg width="284" height="204"]] || Fairy Knoll is a grand and imposing, two-storey, easterly-facing residence, on an elevated area bounded by Chermside, Robertson and Whitehill roads.

It has expansive views from its surrounding verandahs, and it overlooks the south-eastern area of Queens Park. It has a brick core which is wrapped by decorative timber verandahs, the detailing of which creates patterns of light and dark, and is typical of Queensland Federation era architecture.

The structure has a corrugated iron, pyramid roof, with a lantern at its apex. The lantern lights the home's central stairwell. The upper level verandah has separate corrugated iron roofing. At this level, a gable and pediment, with finial, define the main entry.

The polychromatic brickwork was described in The Queensland Times in 1901 as 'dark-coloured buff facing brick, relieved at the angle quoins and quoins of window and door openings with light-coloured bricks. The arches are finished with a dark brick, tuck-pointed, and the strings with bricks similar to the quoins." There is a ground floor extension to the rear of the house. ||

Millers Point Sydney NSW

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