Appian Way, Burwood, Sydney

Appian Way is a street located in the suburb of Burwood in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The state heritage listed Appian Way has been described as one of the finest streets of Federation houses in Australia. The picturesque houses create an asymmetrical, multi-gabled roofscape with a variety of materials used such as slate and terracotta tiles and feature varied designs. The houses are complemented with landscaped gardens, lawns and a nature strip with Brush Box trees. The serpentine street runs between Burwood Road and Liverpool Road with a communal reserve that has been converted into a lawn tennis club. ["The Federation House - Australia's Own Style." Hugh Fraser and Ray Joyce, Lansdowne, 1993. Published in Australia ISBN 1-86302-126-4]

Homes in the street are designed in various Federation styles. Many are in the Federation Queen Anne style, but other styles are also represented. "Erica" and "St Ellero" are designed in the Federation Arts and Crafts style, while "Casa Tasso" and "Ostia" are just two out of several examples of the Federation Bungalow style. ["A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture", Apperly, Angus and Robertson Publishers, 1994. Published in Australia ISBN 0 207 18562 X]

History

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. [http://www.burwood.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=3&iSubCatId=14] Built between 1903 and 1911, the estate of 36 Federation houses was created with his designer and builder William Richards to present an appropriate setting opposite the Hoskins "St Cloud" 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 Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990. Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8]

The street is named after Appian Way (Latin and Italian: Via Appia), the most important ancient Roman road which connected Rome to Brindisi, Apulia in south-east Italy.Most houses focus on an elliptical-shaped village green that was intended for tennis, bowls and croquet. It is surrounded by a picket fence and features hedges and an Edwardian pavilion clubhouse.

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* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FWWW.ENVIRONMENT.GOV.AU%252FCGI-BIN%252FHERITAGE%252FPHOTODB%252FIMAGESEARCH.PL%253FPROC%253DDETAIL%253BBARCODE_NO%253DRT50560 Picture Australia]

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