Melbourne’s Most Magnificent Streetscapes – Edition #4
Malvern East 3145 – Finch Street (Gascoigne Estate) One of Melbourne’s few unchanged architectural streetscapes, the Gascoigne Estate in Malvern East is an amazing showcase of the illusive Federation architectural style. Of great significance in Melbourne’s suburban development history, the estate exhibits the typical subdivided generous allotments of the land bloom in the 1880s. Masterminded […]
Melbourne’s Most Magnificent Streetscapes – Edition #3
Albert Park 3206 – St Vincent Place Originally a horse racing track, St Vincent Place in Albert Park was designed in the mid 1850s marking its landmark historical significance with the modern standing as one of Melbourne’s leading precincts. Seen as the best Australian example of a residential square, the unique district is believed to […]
Melbourne’s Most Magnificent Streetscapes – Edition #2
East Melbourne 3002 – Hotham Street Flanked by the famous Fitzroy Gardens and a mere stroll to the Melbourne Cricket Ground or through the majestic gardens to Melbourne’s CBD, Hotham Street showcases some of the city’s proudest architecture from the nineteenth century. Withheld from the expansive development that would have eternally marred this tree lined […]
Melbourne’s Most Magnificent Streetscapes – Edition #1
An unmissable showpiece within the inner eastern crown, Harcourt Street in Hawthorn East displays a sensationally rich mix of architectural styles including Victorian, Federation, Edwardian, Art Deco and contemporary, often on extensive allotments set back in deep front gardens. A playground for the legendary architect John Beswicke, who designed some dozen homes including his very […]
