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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Georgina Sebar

Step inside Canberra's oldest apartment, a rare 1930's time capsule

Nearly a century ago, Canberra's first independent architect Kenneth Oliphant designed a two-building, two-storey complex in the mock-Tudor style in response to the new capital's rapidly growing population.

Completed in 1934, Barton Court, with its tall red brick chimneys and decorative half-timbering, was the territory's first privately built residential apartment building.

The entrance to Barton Court shows off the distinctive red brick facade. Picture supplied
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