Posts Tagged ‘victorian terraces’

Photo by Michael Gardner. All rights reserved. Used with permission

Terrace Houses: 51-65 Station Street, Enmore. Sydney, New South Wales

This row of eight single storey Italianate style Sydney terraced houses marching up a slight include displays some fairly unique attributes.  Their most interesting feature is the prominent arched Italianate style doorways with their elaborate acanthus mouldings and the prominent party walls and chimneys.  Read more... (237 words, 7 images, estimated 57 secs reading time)

Photo by Michael Gardner. All rights reserved. Used with permission

Terrace Houses: 37 Wentworth Street, Glebe. Sydney, New South Wales

This row of five terraced homes in Sydney’s Glebe shares the same address and appears tall due to the basement level, making them triple storey houses.

Terrace Houses: 166-168 Old Inglis Road, Ballan. Victoria

This pair of  timber terraced houses (or cottages) in Ballan particularly interests me. Not only is it a pretty good but rare example of terraced housing in a small Victorian town, but it appears to also be an early example as well.  Read more... (298 words, 7 images, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

"Jersey" (5), "Clio" (7) and "Greta" (9) Mc Donald Street. Potts Point, New South Wales

This row of three terraces (Greta, Clio and Jersey) is tucked away in a side street in Sydney’s Potts Point. At three storeys this is a large impressive stand of terraces set amongst interwar and modern apartment buildings.  Read more... (312 words, 7 images, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

Ballarat Terrace: 227-231 Lydiard Street. Soldiers Hill, Victoria

Ballarat Terrace, built in 1889, is about as close to the Melbourne boom style of terrace that you can find outside of Melbourne. The terrace is fully restored and operates as a bed and breakfast.  Read more... (209 words, 7 images, estimated 50 secs reading time)