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Appian Way, Burwood

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Of the original 45 allotments, 36 houses were built, and 30 are still standing. Hoskins allegedly planned for his niece to have them named after towns lying on the original Appian Way in Italy, but only four eventuated, a 'Roma', 'Brindisi', 'Capua', and 'Alba Longa'. All but two houses are single
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mansion on Burwood Road. They were not built to sell, but as a long-term investment to be occupied by selected tenants of appropriate social standing. The subdivisions were large (1,000–3,000 square metres), which allowed for spacious and low-set houses. The main thoroughfare itself, completed by
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Also known as the Hoskins Estate, Appian Way was a model housing estate conceived by a wealthy industrialist, George J. Hoskins on 8 hectares of land that he purchased at the start of the 20th century. He bought the land, known as 'Humphreys Paddock' in April 1903, and submitted a proposal for an
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estate there by June of that year. Burwood Council approved the project in August. Built between 1903 and 1911, the estate of 36
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tiles and feature varied designs. The houses are complemented with landscaped gardens, manicured lawns and a nature strip with
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storey, 'Brianza' and the now-demolished 'Brindisi' gaining a second floor, so they could capture some aspect of the green.
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houses was created with his designer and builder William Richards to present an appropriate setting opposite the Hoskins
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The street has become the backdrop for movies and television advertisements, such as the 1987
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The state heritage listed Appian Way has been described as one of the finest streets of
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Homes in the street are designed in various Federation styles. Many are in the
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houses in Australia. The picturesque houses create an asymmetrical, multi-
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with a communal reserve that has been converted into a lawn tennis club.
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trees. The serpentine street runs between Burwood Road and
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A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture
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Irving, Robert; Kinstler, John; Dupain, Max (1982).
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Index

New South Wales

Liverpool Road
Burwood
Burwood
Federation
gabled roofscape
terracotta
Brush Box
Liverpool Road
Federation Queen Anne
Federation Arts and Crafts
Federation Bungalow
Federation
Appian Way
Latin
Roman road
Rome
Brindisi
village green
bowls
croquet
picket fence
hedges
Edwardian
mini-series
Burwood Council
'Colonna', restrained Queen Anne style architecture
Queen Anne style architecture
'Olevanus'

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