Overview

The first paperback edition of a book which has been popularall over Australia. Tim Reeves and Alan Roberts have carefully selected a diverse array of private and public dwellings from the first 100 years of Canberra. They reveal the social history and context of each home, and the innovation and foresight of both owners and designers. From the spartan cottages of the first workmen in the capital to the sleek energy efficient homes of the new millenium, every home has a story. Vibrant colour drawings, photos and plans illuminate this well researched and easy to digest book.

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Author:   Tim Reeves ,  Alan Roberts
Publisher:   Halstead Press
Imprint:   Halstead Press
ISBN:  

9781925043631

ISBN 10:   1925043630
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 November 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1. 1913 Westridge Camp 2. 1913 Robertson House 3. 1913 Administrator’s Residence 4. 1914 Captain’s Residence, HMAS Creswell 5. 1914-19 Workmen’s Cottages 6. 1918 Molonglo Internment Camp 7. 1921-27 Braddon Housing Precinct 8. 1925 Gorman House 9. 1925 Three (Brackenreg) Houses 10. 1925-26 Forrest Housing Precinct 11. 1927 The Lodge 12. 1927 Government House 13. 1927 Calthorpes’ House 14. 1927 Peterson House 15. 1927 & 1930 Bishop Houses 16. 1928 Westridge (Lane Poole) House 17. 1930 The Pines (Fraser House) 18. 1930 Whitlam House 19. 1930-34  Manuka Housing Precinct 20. 1937 Moir House 21. 1938 Tregear House 22. 1938 Mt Franklin Chalet 23. 1938 Casey House 24. 1939 Fire Station Houses 25. 1939 Petrov House 26. 1944 US Ambassador’s Residence 27. 1947-50  Tocumwal Houses 28. 1947-52  Narrabundah Prefabricated Cottages 29. 1947/ Beaufort Steel House/ 1949-50s  Monocrete Houses 30. 1948/ Puutalo Timber House/ 1951-54 Riley-Newsum Houses 31. 1951 Winbirra (Oliphant House) 32. 1953 Clark House 33. 1954 Fenner House 34. 1954 Bowden House 35. 1955 Speculative (Schreiner) House 36. 1956 & 1957 Allawah & Bega Courts 1959 Currong Flats 37. 1957 Benjamin (‘Round’) House 38. 1958 Arnold Grove (Statham House) 39. 1959 Mackie House 40. 1959 Woolcott House 41. 1959 Fraser House 42. 1960 Modern Homes Exhibition 43. 1960 Home Plans Service (Domagala) House 44. 1960 Buchanan House 45. 1960 Macadie House II 46. 1960 Slatyer House 47. 1961 Rowe House 48. 1961 Kennard House 49. 1961 Forrest Townhouses 50. 1961-62  Vasey Crescent Houses 51. 1962 Northbourne Housing Group 52. 1962 Adams House 53. 1964 Verge House 54. 1964 Anthony House 55. 1965 Cater House 56. 1965 Marshall House 57. 1965 McKeown House 58. 1965 Prefabricated (Shipard) House

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Tim Reeves developed a passion for domestic design while working in the heritage area for the Commonwealth government. He resides in Adelaide, and has recently published Winning Homes, a delightful book about Australian Housing Competitions. Alan Roberts is a Canberra historian who has written books in Sydney and Canberra on urban design—most recently his acclaimed study of the famous Academy of Science building. For 100 Canberra Houses they spent years in research and interviewing architects, builders and homeowners.

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