The upper class lived in the ornate federation styled houses which were a sign of prosperity. They were mainly built between 1900 and 1914. Skilled Italian stonemasons, mosaic and terrazzo workers were utilised in the building of the houses.
The upper class lived far away from the city in spacious estates that could easily accommodate a family of 10 as well as separate rooms for maids, cooks, gardeners and butlers. The larger estate meant that illnesses were less easily transmitted due to less physical contact and fresher air. In the likelihood of an epidemic? Then there were sufficient rooms to isolate patients.
The roof was one of the identifiable features of the federation house. The roof was steeply pitched meaning that its slope was approaching perpendicular and originally fabricated from slate or corrugated iron until the Wunderlich Brothers introduced terracotta roof tiles from France towards the mid 1900s. The federation roof also consisted of two small triangular gable vents on either side of the roof that provided air circulation in extreme climates. The roof had a short ridge line which ran across the house and a ‘broken hip’ (downward sloped ridge) that lead to it. A skillion (an additional smaller roof attached to the building) made of corrugated iron which provided extra shelter out the back.
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There would have been European styled woodwork and ornate wooden furniture. The walls would have been decorated with handmade plaster arch designs paired with 9 feet high ceilings and embellished with carved roses. Even the bathroom was luxurious with the traditional claw foot bath tub, tiled floors and walls and sturdy nickel plated taps which matched with the exposed pipes. The toilet was not situated in the bathroom but instead in its own room at the back of the house or garden. The upper class would have lived in luxury, even compared to modern
The upper class lived far away from the city in spacious estates that could easily accommodate a family of 10 as well as separate rooms for maids, cooks, gardeners and butlers. The larger estate meant that illnesses were less easily transmitted due to less physical contact and fresher air. In the likelihood of an epidemic? Then there were sufficient rooms to isolate patients.
The roof was one of the identifiable features of the federation house. The roof was steeply pitched meaning that its slope was approaching perpendicular and originally fabricated from slate or corrugated iron until the Wunderlich Brothers introduced terracotta roof tiles from France towards the mid 1900s. The federation roof also consisted of two small triangular gable vents on either side of the roof that provided air circulation in extreme climates. The roof had a short ridge line which ran across the house and a ‘broken hip’ (downward sloped ridge) that lead to it. A skillion (an additional smaller roof attached to the building) made of corrugated iron which provided extra shelter out the back.
The houses were well insulated …show more content…
There would have been European styled woodwork and ornate wooden furniture. The walls would have been decorated with handmade plaster arch designs paired with 9 feet high ceilings and embellished with carved roses. Even the bathroom was luxurious with the traditional claw foot bath tub, tiled floors and walls and sturdy nickel plated taps which matched with the exposed pipes. The toilet was not situated in the bathroom but instead in its own room at the back of the house or garden. The upper class would have lived in luxury, even compared to modern