Federation architecture

Not to be confused with Federal architecture.
Caerleon, located in Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, was the first Queen Anne-style home in Australia. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[1][2]

Federation architecture is the architectural style in Australia that was prevalent from around 1890 to 1915.[3] The name refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the British colonies of Australia collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia.

The architectural style had antecedents in the Queen Anne style and Edwardian style of the United Kingdom, combined with various other influences like the Arts and Crafts style.[3] Other styles also developed, like the Federation Warehouse style, which was heavily influenced by the Romanesque Revival style. In Australia, Federation architecture is generally associated with cottages in the Queen Anne style, but some consider that there were twelve main styles that characterised the Federation period.[4]

  1. ^ "Place ID 2475". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
  2. ^ "State Heritage Register". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Ian (1999) [1986]. The Federation House. Mullumbimby, NSW: Flannel Flower Press. p. 8. ISBN 1-875253-11-4.
  4. ^ A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture. Apperly, Angus and Robertson. 1994 [1989]. p. 6. ISBN 0-207-18562-X.