These two properties, recently featured in Victoria, are great examples of classic Queen Anne design.
Saint Kilda - 8A St Leonards Avenue St Kilda, Vic 3182
This large property with a lush garden was last sold for $4,317,000 on 21 March 2013 and features many examples of period features. It sold very recently for $8.9 million.
Polished floors,
ornate lead-light and
detailed pressed metal ceilings express the original elegance of the late 19th Century.
Externally this red-brick construction is the essential, classic feature of this style, (related to the Dutch Orange colour brought to England by William of Orange and his sister-in-law Anne, later Queen Anne.) Checkout these exterior photos:
The clear break from Victorian design is due to the much greater light in the homes,
without the dark wall-papered walls or ceilings of Victorian over-decoration.
White ceilings were now possible because no gaslight was burning at night, so no soot marks on the ceilings, and
as much ornate leadlight windows as could be afforded, which introduced the new vogue of Art Nouveau themed exterior windows: check out these interior photos:
The real-estate web site with more photographs is here.
The second Queen Anne house at Canterbury, Victoria is
Ramornie, 49 Mangarra Road, Canterbury VIC 3126
This design is not classic Federation style, since the bay windows use brick columns, an older Victorian style.
The St Kilda home (above) has narrow wooden columns between the windows.
This property is in Canterbury's prestigious Golden Mile, and is a magnificent mansion on an large 2079 sq. metre allotment (approx.) that has no heritage overlay, but don't knock it down, please.
This house has an expansive 'botanical' garden with a huge swimming pool.
This Federation-style house dates back to c1900.
Federation style external features are:
An attractive slate roof and
a tuckpointed brick façade. Tuck-pointing has raised mortar-work between the bricks, often in white or cream.
Sometimes where there is damage to the bricks, the whole facade is covered in "red-brick" coloured mortar, and the tuck-pointing added in contrasting colour to simulate the brick pattern. From the arched bricks over the bay windows, it is apparent you are looking at real brick work here , a feature of Queen Anne style.
Check out the raised mortar showing in this photo:
The cream stucco bands and "pebble-dash" under the gutters were examples of Queen Anne design drawn from the very popular design of London's Scotland Yard:
Right: the world famous former Scotland Yard Headquarters Of London's Metropolitan Police.
Designed In The Late 1800's By Acclaimed Scottish Architect Norman Shaw. He is considered to be among the greatest of British architects and the foremost exponent of Queen Anne style.
Scotland Yard is located on Victoria Embankment, Westminster, London SW1.
This contrasting red brickwork and cream stucco is unkindly called "Blood and Bandages".
Internal features include a grand tessellated tile hallway leading to a sumptuous drawing room or executive study, majestic main bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite, and a former 15m-long ballroom now impressive formal sitting and dining rooms.
A soaring ceiling vestibule leads to a spacious family living room,
solid granite kitchen and casual dining room
flowing to an undercover alfresco area, pool and deep rear garden.
A range of exquisite features include hand-painted stained-glass windows, lavishly-adorned ceilings, stunning open fireplaces, with polished Baltic pine floorboards
The design of the leadlight is not as free-flowing as Art Nouveau, but a more classical example of Victorian style. Upon entering you can see
a grand tessellated tile hallway leading to
a sumptuous drawing room or executive study,
a majestic main bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite, and
a former 15m-long ballroom which is now an impressive formal sitting and dining room.
A soaring ceiling vestibule reveals a spacious family living room,
solid granite kitchen and casual dining room
flowing to an undercover alfresco area, pool and deep rear garden.
I hope you have enjoyed viewing these Queen Anne designs.
Inspect the real-estate web page here:
As of Feb 2023, 49 Mangarra Road is nothing but dust. So sad. 😡