#federation-style

Church rectory (1913). Newtown.

Another Covid casualty. Old travel agency mainly catering to the local Greek, Italian and Portuguese migrant communities, shut up shop after more than 30 years. With international tourism from here off the menu for another 12 months for sure, can't see it making a comeback. Edwardian-era building with typical bay windows on the shop-top flats. Marrickville.

A now rare surviving Federation-style double fronted timber cottage more than 100 years old. Occupied. Stanmore.

Gentrification on steroids. Row of fully detached stately late Victorian-era town  houses with Federation-era additions and no doubt über-luxe interiors. Before the current difficulties, these sorts of joints would easily fetch $A2.5M+ each. Try asking for that kind of cash today. Stanmore.

A corner of the Thorby Buildings (1912). A purpose built row of eight handsome shops with upstairs residences. It's seen better days. Leichhardt.

John While & Sons building. A corner of a metalworker's spring factory built in 1903 after the company was established in 1886. The largest spring factory in Australia at the time. One of the earliest examples of re-purposing into a mix of  warehouse apartments more than 30 years ago. Petersham.

Chelmsford Hall (1912). Sons and Daughters of Temperance Society meeting    hall. At the time, there were 42 drinking establishments in this small area of the Inner West alone. Lobbying by the temperance movement saw the introduction of 6pm closing and no Sunday trading for pubs and bars throughout the whole   Sydney metro region in 1916. The 'sobriety laws' were not repealed until 1955. This "Federation free classical-style" building was restored from dereliction and converted into five swanky über-luxe apartments in 2016 (ironically, with a wine cellar). Balmain.

Federation-era corner cottage in the long “gunbarrel" style with a "bullnose" veranda typical of the time. More than 100 years old. These were built to replace crumbling 19th century terrace housing.  Marrickville.