Residence

What is Significant?
The double-storey English Domestic Revival style house at 28 Albany Road, Toorak was constructed in 1934 to designs by the noted architectural firm Irwin and Stevenson. The house was built on land subdivided from the grounds of the 1880s Eilyer mansion.

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

- The original external form, materials and detailing.
- The high level of external intactness.
- The legibility of the original built form.
- The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden itself).
- The low height of the front fence and its sympathetic clinker brick and render design.
- The absence of modern garages or carports in the front and side setbacks.

Modern additions and alterations, including the freestanding garage on Linlithgow Road, are not significant.

How is it significant?
The house at 28 Albany Road, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as a fine and largely intact English Domestic Revival style residence (Criterion D). It is not typical of Irwin and Stevenson's oeuvre but nonetheless demonstrates a skilful handling of the English Domestic Revival mode.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House