Architectural Styles

Federation Gothic

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Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Federation Gothic Revival

Gothic Federation

 

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1890-1915

  • Pointed arches in windows and doorways
  • decorative stonework
  • intricate carvings and detailing
  • steeply pitched roofs
  • towers
  • spires
  • crenellated parapets
  • Ornate Gables
  • Verandahs
  • Australia

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Post offices
  • schools
  • churches
  • houses
  • hotels
  • pubs
  • Camperdown Memorial Clock Tower
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo
  • RMIT Building 4, Swanston Street, Melbourne
  • Registrar-General’s building Sydney
  • MacLaurin Hall, University of Sydney
  • Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral; Armidale, NSW
  • A.C Goode House in Collins Street, Melbourne
  • St Columba’s Presbyterian Church, Woollahra (1890s)
  • St Michael’s Anglican Church, Vaucluse
  • St Augustine’s Church, Mentone (1910)
  • Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne
  • St Brigids Church Red Hill Brisbane;
  • Urban hotels with Gothic influence
  • Institutional buildings to hotels
  • Commercial / warehouse Gothic to hotels
  • Serviced apartments / apartment hotels
  • Hostels

Adaptive Reuse

  • The Old Clare Hotel (former Carlton & United Breweries buildings)
  • The George (former YMCA Building, George Street)
  • St Paul’s Convent (now part of boutique hotel, Broken Hill, NSW)

Landmarks

Adapted Visitor Accommodation

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