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Vaughn Terrace: 49-53 Raleigh Street, Windsor. Melbourne, Victoria
49-53 Raleigh Street, Windsor
Vaughn Terrace is a delightful little row of three single storey Italianate villas. The terraces feature oversized parapets and ornament typical of the late 1880s. The mid terrace carries the row’s name on its parapet. A most interesting feature of this terrace is the motif on the frieze of overlapping circles which demands visual attention. Located in an area of the City of Stonnington littered in flats and remnant terrace housing, suprisingly there is no heritage overlay for the area offering them little if any heritage protection.
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Saltaire: 8 Thorn Street, Essendon. Melbourne, Victoria
Saltaire: 8 Thorn Street. Essendon, Victoria
Standing as a lone freestanding suburban terrace house overlooking Lincoln Park in Essendon is this landmark Victorian home in the Australian filigree style.
The polychrome brick terrace has many classical features to indicate its Italiante style, while its overall composition is distinctively eclectic.
Oberon: 215 Lydiard Street, Soldiers Hill. Ballarat, Victoria
Oberon: 215 Lydiard Street, Soldiers Hill. Ballarat, Victoria
Oberon is a freestanding single storey Italianate villa in the terrace house style. It has been adaptively used as offices.
The house features what can best be described as a highly refined florid facade. In this design, the three most important elements – parapet, verandah and openings are given maximum emphasis in detail.
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10-12 Crimea Street, St Kilda. Melbourne, Victoria
Terrace Houses: 12 Crimea Street, St Kilda. Melbourne, Victoria
Crimea Street in St Kilda is a beautiful street lined by mature plane trees. While there are a number of flats, there are also a number of large and handsome Victorian homes including a few pairs of terrace houses like this one. This semi detached pair would have to be one of the most imposing, however. Set well back from the street and with generous wide proportions and extremely high ceilings, a lot of effort has gone into simulating stone and solid construction giving the terraces an overall majestic appearance. Unlike other Melbourne terraces, however this is notably achieved without heavy emphasis on its parapet.
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Ballarat Terrace: 227-231 Lydiard Street North, Soldiers Hill. Ballarat, Victoria
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.
It was designed for publican Hugh Raverty by local architect firm James and Piper.1
