Oh your favourite houses are far bigger than mine - but its a good thought for a photo collage! These all look Australian - I would like to do the NZ version!
Happy Birthdaay to David. Old mansions are interesting but tricky to put a value on them. At least they haven't been bulldozed for some garish development.
Wow these are Victorian Era gems and heritage listed no doubt ! They look beautifully restored and the last one looks so huge it could have been a hospital or govt residence. I like the first one as it is castle like and seems perfectly restored. Well done !
I like the bottom left one with those balconies but then it depends on the kind of views you have from there. Beautiful collage. Happy belated birthday to David,
Top left for me Babs! I like the warm brick. Think the most expensive might be the top right but of course it's all location, location, location!
Happy birthday David!
An interesting collection of houses. My choice would be top left. Why? IMHO it's neither pretentious nor fussy, VML the vegetation and front terrace/forecourt. Just needs a fence to keep Mitzi out of mischief ;-)
All very nice looking! Hard to tell the prices...depends on the size of the property, home and the view. The first one, upper left, looks like the newest of the lot, set back with private drive, beautiful driveway and might be the smallest. However, without homes around it, may offer the privacy, quiet and best views too.
Upper right is quite lovely in its brickwork, beautiful victorian paint job, with the wrought iron fence, close to the street it would seem? Might be a more travelled street by cars.
Lower left is quite pretty with the balconies, 3 chimneys and details, however it too is close to the street and actually at a corner so the location may be noisy if it also has a stop sign.
Lower right is the oldest one, I think. It has quite the fancy, ornate entrance with 4+ chimneys, wrap around balcony and it may be the largest home too. I don't know if that is a public walkway next to it but if so would lack privacy and it has homes built close to it. And the telephone poll is an eye sore. (we have one too at our house!)
Three of the homes have the same style bay windows...interesting! The top two are made of brick so less to paint maintenance.
I would probably choose the upper left only because it seems more private with the possibility of great views...might not have as much charm as the other 3 but less headaches too without having to replace old plumbing, old electrical, etc while keeping with a modern victorian style.
They're all lovely but the bottom right looks like it used to be a church to me! I could probably take a guess at the most expensive, but is real estate in your country the same as it is in ours? Here it's all about location and amenities, big kitchens and big bathrooms. Of the four the top left seems to be the most exclusive- looks like a lovely manicured lawn there beside it. So I'll say that one is the most expensive-especially with a driveway made of pavers and not mccadam. Fun question, great collage and the happiest of birthdays to David!
Glad you enjoyed looking at my four favourite houses. As Pat @happypat said it is all about location.
In order the four houses are:-
Top Left This house is called The Laurels and was built in 1897 for the Quigley family who had numerous business interests in the area during the early years of Newcastle's development. It sold in 2014 for $1.75 million. It has lovely views of the ocean on one side and the Hunter River on the other.
Top right is called Fettercairn built in 1903 for the Gow family. Fettercairn changed hands quite a few times and during its past has been a private hospital and a boarding house for students in the area.
It was severely damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake and the then owner, a surgeon, tried to have the house demolished. Permission was refused because of its local environmental heritage. It sat in limbo until in 1994 when Fettercairn found a new owner, a Newcastle printmaker and photographer. After 18 months of meticulous restoration work he was able to open the Lindsay Street Gallery. In 2000 it was sold again to the current owners for $1.85 million.
Bottom left - This is the least expensive house of the four and is in a former industrial area of Newcastle.
It was built by William Arnott (of Arnott's biscuits fame) in 1890 for his daughter and her husband, Isaac Winn, who along with his brother founded Winn's drapery store in Hunter Street in 1878. In its later life the house was also owned by a local Labor MP.
The last record of a sale was from 2002 and I believe it was then sold for $480,000. It's estimated sale price in 2018 is approximately $750,000.
Bottom right - is the most expensive house, as some people thought it would be. It is called Jesmond House and is situated at The Hill in Newcastle. Jesmond house was built in 1875 and sold for a record $7 million in 2008. The Hill is probably one of the most expensive areas in Newcastle with fabulous views of the ocean and the city.
I could happily live in any of these houses, but I would have to transport them to where I live, because I prefer my area to any of the places where the houses actually are.
The bottom left was always my favourite every time I passed it when we went to Newcastle, but it isn't in a good area and probably why it is the cheapest of all the four houses.
My second favourite would be the top right, third favourite top left and finally bottom right for my fourth favourite, probably because it is the largest and would take up an awful lot of time and upkeep, but I suppose if you can afford the $7 million to buy it in the first place you would get someone in to maintain it.
Seven million????? A figure far beyond my comprehension, and that's without budgeting for repairs, maintenance and running costs, including rates. Blimey. I don't even like it much, even apart from the power pole. Interesting about the locations.
Interesting stories on those houses. The "big" one would have been my second guess. I always admire the beautiful architecture on homes like this, but I don't know if I'd want to be taking care of them!
My fav (and perhaps the most expensive?) is the bottom right.
Happy birthday David!
Congrats to David , to you and all his love ones.
Upper right is quite lovely in its brickwork, beautiful victorian paint job, with the wrought iron fence, close to the street it would seem? Might be a more travelled street by cars.
Lower left is quite pretty with the balconies, 3 chimneys and details, however it too is close to the street and actually at a corner so the location may be noisy if it also has a stop sign.
Lower right is the oldest one, I think. It has quite the fancy, ornate entrance with 4+ chimneys, wrap around balcony and it may be the largest home too. I don't know if that is a public walkway next to it but if so would lack privacy and it has homes built close to it. And the telephone poll is an eye sore. (we have one too at our house!)
Three of the homes have the same style bay windows...interesting! The top two are made of brick so less to paint maintenance.
I would probably choose the upper left only because it seems more private with the possibility of great views...might not have as much charm as the other 3 but less headaches too without having to replace old plumbing, old electrical, etc while keeping with a modern victorian style.
That was fun! Only my opinion. What do I know?!?
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Glad you enjoyed looking at my four favourite houses. As Pat @happypat said it is all about location.
In order the four houses are:-
Top Left This house is called The Laurels and was built in 1897 for the Quigley family who had numerous business interests in the area during the early years of Newcastle's development. It sold in 2014 for $1.75 million. It has lovely views of the ocean on one side and the Hunter River on the other.
Top right is called Fettercairn built in 1903 for the Gow family. Fettercairn changed hands quite a few times and during its past has been a private hospital and a boarding house for students in the area.
It was severely damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake and the then owner, a surgeon, tried to have the house demolished. Permission was refused because of its local environmental heritage. It sat in limbo until in 1994 when Fettercairn found a new owner, a Newcastle printmaker and photographer. After 18 months of meticulous restoration work he was able to open the Lindsay Street Gallery. In 2000 it was sold again to the current owners for $1.85 million.
Bottom left - This is the least expensive house of the four and is in a former industrial area of Newcastle.
It was built by William Arnott (of Arnott's biscuits fame) in 1890 for his daughter and her husband, Isaac Winn, who along with his brother founded Winn's drapery store in Hunter Street in 1878. In its later life the house was also owned by a local Labor MP.
The last record of a sale was from 2002 and I believe it was then sold for $480,000. It's estimated sale price in 2018 is approximately $750,000.
Bottom right - is the most expensive house, as some people thought it would be. It is called Jesmond House and is situated at The Hill in Newcastle. Jesmond house was built in 1875 and sold for a record $7 million in 2008. The Hill is probably one of the most expensive areas in Newcastle with fabulous views of the ocean and the city.
I could happily live in any of these houses, but I would have to transport them to where I live, because I prefer my area to any of the places where the houses actually are.
The bottom left was always my favourite every time I passed it when we went to Newcastle, but it isn't in a good area and probably why it is the cheapest of all the four houses.
My second favourite would be the top right, third favourite top left and finally bottom right for my fourth favourite, probably because it is the largest and would take up an awful lot of time and upkeep, but I suppose if you can afford the $7 million to buy it in the first place you would get someone in to maintain it.