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151-159 Albion Street, Brunswick. Melbourne, Victoria
Terrace Houses: 151-159 Albion Street, Brunswick. Melbourne, Victoria
I find this row of five single storey worker terraces in Brunswick particularly interesting. Primarily because of its plain, almost moderne treatment which is a stark contrast to the spirit of many nearby boom Victorian terraces and houses.
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Granite Terrace: 1-9 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Melbourne, Victoria. (demolished 1965)
Courtesy of Fitzroy Local History Photograph CollectionGranite Terrace: 1-9 Gertrude Street. Fitzroy, Victoria.
Granite Terrace (pictured here in 1958 a hundred years after its construction in 1858) is one of those buildings for which I wish I had a time machine to plead with developers not to demolish. Armed with the knowledge of what was there before it is a painful experience to see what is there today. Granite Terrace, a three storey Regency style terrace flanked another famous Melbourne terrace completed the same year – Royal Terrace.
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Bridget Goggs Terrace: Brisbane Street, Ipswich. Queensland (demolished 1936)
Bridget Goggs Terrace: Brisbane Street, Ipswich. Queensland. Image from the State Library of Queensland
Built in 1858 by Matthew Goggs, this row of five single storey brick terraces with attic level is one of the few built in a Queensland provincial city. The photo was taken just prior to its demolition in 1936, however even then the row was showing its age. In the 1860s Ipswich, a booming mining town, rivaled penal Brisbane in terms of importance and many grand homes and terraces anticipated its further growth. However history shows that Brisbane became the colony’s capital, quickly outgrew and absorbed Ipswich in its rapidly expanding western suburbs.
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300-308 Malvern Road, Prahran. Melbourne, Victoria
Terraced Houses: 300-308 Malvern Road, Prahran. Melbourne, Victoria
This row of five wide terraced homes forms an important Victorian streetscape in Prahran. It is set back from the street, looking out to the brooding large Commission Towers of the Prahran government housing estate opposite.
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747-755 Park Street, Brunswick. Melbourne, Victoria
Terrace Houses: 747-755 Park Street, Brunswick. Melbourne, Victoria
There are several rows of terraces lining Park Street and overlooking the northern end of Royal Park, however this row of five is probably the most distinguished.
What differentiates this row is their width and that mirror each other in a row of perfect symmetry. Each house has high parapet marked by a triangular pediment framed by scroll corbels and flanked by large decorative urns in the italianate style which effectively hides hipped roofs.
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