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This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia. The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database , on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia , or by the National Trust of Australia .
Colonial architecture is the term used for the buildings constructed in Australia between European settlement in January 1788 and about 1840. The first buildings of the British penal settlement in Sydney were a prefabricated house for the Governor and a similarly prefabricated Government Store to house the colony's supplies.
Property gifted to the National Trust of South Australia in 2021. [51] Marble Hill: 1880: Governor of South Australia: Adel. Hills: Destroyed by bushfire 1955: 2009 sold by SA government to private individuals who are funding restoration Martindale Hall: 1879: Edmund Bowman, jr. Min Man Road: Mintaro: Clare Valley: Museum: Edmund Bowman 1879 to ...
Between 1870 and 1890 average income per person in Australia was more than 50 per cent higher than that of the United States, giving Australia one of the highest living standards in the world. [31] The size of the government sector almost doubled from 10 per cent of national expenditure in 1850 to 19 per cent in 1890.
Federation architecture is the architectural style in Australia that was prevalent from around 1890 to 1915. [3] The name refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the British colonies of Australia collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia .
Trinity Uniting Church, built in 1897. Perth, Western Australia was occupied by British settlers in 1829 and originally named the Swan River Colony. Many of the older buildings are still extant, and have been heritage-listed. The places are listed here in chronological order and include significant buildings in the Perth metropolitan area. Included are examples of governmental, religious ...
This depression, coupled with the introduction in New South Wales of the Building Act 1837, mark the end of the Old Colonial period and the beginning of the Victorian period. The Building Act 1837 sought to prevent fire damage by legislating the introduction of raised firewalls, parapets, and close eaves which act as significant markers of ...
The history of Australia from 1788 to 1850 covers the early British colonial period of Australia's history. This started with the arrival in 1788 of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson on the lands of the Eora , and the establishment of the penal colony of New South Wales as part of the British Empire .