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Noorat

Other Name Noorat Location 534 Tooronga Road HAWTHORN, Boroondara City Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] Review of C* Grade Buildings

Statement of Significance

Noorat, 534 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn, is of historical and architectural significance at a local level. It is a fine and relatively early example of a Federation era villa influenced by the bungalow movement. Its siting on a comparatively large allotment with a generous garden setback is also reflective of desirable residential development in Hawthorn at the turn of the nineteenth century. Architecturally, Noorat represents an early fusion of the Federation villa, with its angled planning, return verandah and projecting bays, and the homestead bungalow type more typical of the 1910s. Noorat is additionally distinguished by elements of early twentieth-century Colonial Revivalism, including the relatively simple verandah treatment; the use of appliqué half timbering over roughcast rendered walls above a brick plinth, is another distinguishing feature of the house.