Filigree architecture is a modern term given to a phase in the history of Australian architecture. The phase was an … See more

"Filigree" was first proposed as a style descriptor by architectural historian Richard Apperly, and was popularised in 'A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present' (1989) by R… See more

The first verandah structures built by European colonisers were bungalow-type buildings perhaps inspired by examples found in other parts of the British Empire through the connection of military officers who had se… See more

Starting with the period of the gold rushes of New South Wales and Victoria, the economy entered into a boom period which lasted until the 1890s. During this time, and often at the expense of the original Aboriginal i… See more

The Federation Era saw a change in the materials used to construct the verandah screen. For the most part, the style remained essentially the same; large filigree'd verandahs standing proud of the building an… See more

• Apperly, Richard; Irving, Robert; Reynolds, Peter A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present, 1989, Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-18562-X
• Howells, Trevor; Mor… See more