Architectural Styles

The website 'What house is that?' created by Heritage Victoria, provides more information about styles, design, features and colours of houses built between the 1840s to the 1970s.

The following table lists the main architectural eras:

Style	Date	Features
Early Victoria	1840 -1860	Simple, mainly one or two rooms across the front
Mid Victorian	1860 - 1875	Decorative stucco brickwork, verandahs
Late Victorian	1875 - 1901	Grander, ornate, parapets, verandahs
Queen Anne	1895 - 1910	Picturesque, complex roof forms, asymmetrical floor plans
Edwardian	1901 - WW1	Also known as Federation - less ostentatious than previous eras
Bungalow	1910 - 1930	Simple, natural, more rustic set well back from the street
Inter-war	1919- 1942	Simple, austere, porches replacing verandahs
Post-war	1945 - 1965	Triple fronted brick veneer, greater use of glass
Modern	1945 - 1970	Open plan, bold geometric shapes, floor-to-ceiling window