Innisfail Art Deco Bank

Carrying on from my last entry on the Tenterfield Commonwealth Bank, this is yet another example of Art Deco stripped classical style in Innisfail. Innisfail as a town is a Modernist gem with so many great examples of Modernist design.

Whilst the building now operates as a dentist, I reckon there is a fair chance that it would have once been a bank.

Check out my photographic essay on the sheer diversity and number of Art Deco & Modernist buildings in Innisfail here

Tenterfield Art Deco Commonwealth Bank

Tenterfield, situated in inland Northern New South Wales is small town full of character. There are several Modernist buildings in the town including various small shop facades, a wonderful streamline brick hotel, a bold post war church, and 2 stripped classical art deco banks.

The Commonwealth Bank style is a common one throughout many Australian towns, and this stripped classical art deco style is one I have come across many a time.

Indeed they make a bold statement as you gaze at the main facade and enter through the central front door.

Ballarat Post War Design - Eureka House

Whilst Ballarat in Victoria is well known for its "Gold Rush" Victorian period architecture, the city has many examples of post war modernist architecture as well, including Eureka House.

Commonwealth Bank Toowoomba

Windows, window eves and doors in Modernist design often form the centerpiece of a buildings design, as is the case in the Commonwealth Bank in Toowoomba. There are a number of other buildings in the main central street of Toowoomba with a similar design.

By the 1950s a lot of architecture was stripped down and raw angles and shapes shaped building design. These windows (pictured) protect the interior spaces from the harsh heat and sunlight. I love the angles and repetition that project outwards and downwards.

There are many fascinating building 'accessory' designs that I've captured throughout Australia and will appear as a feature gallery in a future post.