A book about Brisbane’s Federation and Interwar housing styles. This guide is based on Judy’s research into Workers’ Dwellings built between 1910 and 1940. It is a must for anyone restoring their home, renovation builders and architects.
   Highlights:

•  detailed research of historical records and street observations
•  over 150 photographs showing houses when first built
•  many original plans
•  illustrations and clues to dating features such as sunshades, balustrades and steps
•  illustrated glossary explaining all those terms you are never quite sure of
•  bibliography for further reading and research

Most of the photographs and plans used to illustrate this book come from photographs of Workers’ Dwellings in  Annual Reports and pattern books published in the 1920s and 1930s by the State Advances Corporation, the body responsible for public housing in Queensland.

While Judy is responsible for the 1990s photographs, the bright cover and books layout, she was assisted by Rod Fisher and the University of Queensland’s Applied History Centre.

Workers’ Dwellings are not rows and rows of identical houses. They were designed by architects who created many innovative designs to satisfy their clients as is illustrated in this guide.

If you live in a Queensland Workers’ Dwellings, then you live in home that was well built using quality materials. If your home was built between 1910 and 1940 then it is one of the 11,603 erected in Brisbane and 19,058 erected in Queensland.

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Brisbane house styles 1880 to 1940: A guide to the affordable house by Judy Rechner, BHG Sources no.2

Please forward ___ number of copies at $25.00 + $3.00 postage and handling (includes GST) ($28 ea)

Post to: Rechners Researchers, Unit 1101, 398 Cavendish Rd, Coorparoo Qld 4151.

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