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Kenloch

Other Name House, garden Location 487 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda VIC 3788 - Property No 57639 File Number 352 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

What is Significant?
The original house Kenloch, at 487 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda,built in c1919 and its gardens.

How is it Significant?
Kenloch, 487 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda, is of historic,aesthetic and scientific significance.

Why is it significant?
The house is of historical significance because of its association withthe development of private homes to guest house use during the 1920s.
RNE Criterion A.4

Of scientific (horticultural) significance as a fine collection ofmature trees, which are notable for their age.

Of state significance because the garden is associated with FerdinandVon Mueller, director of Melbourne's Botanic Gardens in 1867 who was afriend of the first owner C.H. Kauper. It also has associations with MrGuilfoyle, Curator of the Botanic Gardens from 1873 who helped ThomasKennon design the house and gardens.
RNE Criterion H1

Of local aesthetic significance because of the carefully designed andcolour displays and garden layout.
RNE Criterion B.1