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Old English 'Dalkeith' in Mount Martha
One of the Mornington Peninsula's oldest homes, the two-storey gabled Arts and Crafts/Tudor-Revival style mansion 'Dalkeith' has been...
Jon Ruwolt
Feb 24, 20192 min read


1918-era 'mansion' "Warwick"
Jonathan Chancellor has reported in 'Property Observer' and in the 'Weekend Australian' (14 FEBRUARY 2019) the availability of 'Warwick'...
Jon Ruwolt
Feb 19, 20193 min read


Windy Hill neighbours in Essendon
The heritage-listed "Peterleigh Grove and Kalimna Street precinct" in Essendon is a residential area comprising houses from c.1880 to...
Jon Ruwolt
Feb 15, 20192 min read


Rare Appian Way house
Happy New Year to you all. Over the summer break I have been beavering away and posted a few new pages; "Appian Way Burwood", and now...
Jon Ruwolt
Feb 12, 20193 min read


Federation Suburbs and Precincts
Season's greetings to all of you! And a happy New Year too, marked by Queen Anne celebrations found by viewing the new movie "The...
Jon Ruwolt
Dec 17, 20182 min read


Geelong Federation homes fetching high prices
In Geelong, Victoria, Peter Farago of the Geelong Advertiser reported on one of three Geelong Federation beauties to fetch premium prices...
Jon Ruwolt
Dec 11, 20183 min read


Claremont House with ACT connection
A renovated Claremont home that once belonged for the former Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has been listed for sale. The home...
Jon Ruwolt
Nov 29, 20182 min read


Trophy Federation Homes
These homes have been for sale recently, of which one has quickly sold. Lugano, 215 Clarke St, Northcote VIC 'Eminence on Ruckers Hill'...
Jon Ruwolt
Nov 26, 20182 min read


Mosman, the Federation Suburb
Two Sydney suburbs claim to be the 'Federation Suburb': both Haberfield and Mosman. Both were developed in the period following the...
Jon Ruwolt
Nov 25, 20182 min read


Fancy a Queen Anne renovation?
In both Victoria and South Australia two desirable double-storey properties have been listed for sale. Four bedrooms on a large block in...
Jon Ruwolt
Nov 2, 20183 min read


Menzie's Arts and Crafts home in Kew, with "weird" sales hooks...
Sir Robert Menzies owned this 1874sq m property, which dates back to 1912, from 1929-1949, including two years spent as Victoria’s deputy...
Jon Ruwolt
Oct 30, 20182 min read


Huge Potts Point Mansion for sale
UPDATED: Jonathan Chancellor reported on December 24, 2020 that Amber Symond, the wife of legendary mortgage broker, Aussie John Symond...
Jon Ruwolt
Oct 28, 20183 min read


Top Federation Homes
Derived from sales reports and heritage listings, here are my choice of the best Federation homes for each state of Australia. I have...
Jon Ruwolt
Oct 27, 20182 min read


Quality Federation Renovations
CLASSIC beauty should be more than skin deep for grand Federation style houses. There are several common ways of renovating a Federation...
Jon Ruwolt
Oct 24, 20184 min read


Mosman 'Merchant Mansions' still in demand
LUCY MACKEN for Domain.com.au wrote on FEB 11, 2017 that: Mosman is widely regarded as one of Sydney’s most prestigious suburbs, and yet...
Jon Ruwolt
Oct 22, 20184 min read


Federation Home sets Brisbane price record
Elizabeth Tilly, writing in the Courier Mail, reports that Clonlara of Clayfield, a landmark Federation home, sold for the first time in...
Jon Ruwolt
Oct 17, 20182 min read


Luxurious Federation homes on the market
Reporter Owen Roberts, writing in the Daily Telegraph has just written of the character and history of Federation homes, that are lacking...
Jon Ruwolt
Oct 7, 20182 min read


Fairwater, the Fairfax Point Piper estate quickly sold, most expensive house in Australia
LUCY MACKEN, Prestige property reporter for Domain, has just reported today, SEP 27, 2018 an exclusive story about the sale of Fairwater,...
Jon Ruwolt
Sep 27, 20182 min read


South Yarra Federation home expected to double in price.
60 Caroline St, South Yarra, It was last sold in 2005 for $2,737,500. A MEMBER of the Collingwood Football Club’s legendary Coventry...
Jon Ruwolt
Sep 25, 20181 min read


Ostentatious Glamour - Edwardian Style
As an architectural style, 'Edwardian' refers to the period 1900 to 1918, also the Federation Era in Australia. The beginning of the...
Jon Ruwolt
Sep 19, 20182 min read
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