Mindai

What is Significant?
Mindai at 407 Glenferrie Road, Malvern is a substantial double-storey Old English style house constructed c1934 to designs by accomplished interwar architect A Mortimer McMillan. It was built on land subdivided from the grounds of the nineteenth century mansion Medindie (formerly The Elms).

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 unpainted state of the face brick and terracotta elements.

-The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden itself).

-The legibility of the original built form from the public realm.

-The understated presence of on-site vehicle accommodation created by the basement level garage and the general absence of modern garages and carports in the front and side setbacks.

-The clinker brick front fence and wrought iron gates.

Modern fabric is not significant.

How is it significant?
Mindai is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
Mindai is architecturally significant as a large, skilfully designed and highly intact Old English style residence (Criterion D). The richness of its Medieval inspired detailing and complex articulation of hips and gables exemplifies the picturesque romanticism of the Old English mode (Criterion E).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House