Residence

What is Significant?
The house at 39-41 Hopetoun Road, Toorak is an imposing double-storey Old English style building constructed in 1934 to designs by architect Cedric Ballantyne. The house was built on land subdivided from the grounds of the Victorian era mansion Rostrevor.

Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include (but are not limited to):

- The external form, materials and detailing of the original house and 1938 additions.
- The high level of external intactness to its c1938 state.
- The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden itself).
- The legibility of the interwar form in views from the public realm.
- The absence of modern vehicle accommodation.
- The low height of the front fence.

How is it significant?
The house at 39-41 Hopetoun Road, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as an impressive and largely intact Old English style residence (Criterion D). The house is generally atypical of Architect Cedric Ballantyne's oeuvre but it nonetheless demonstrates a skilful handling of the Old English mode.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House