Residence

Note that the relevant HERCON criteria are shown in brackets.

What is Significant?
The property at 26 St George Road, Toorak is occupied by a double-storey Arts and Crafts style residence erected in 1928 to designs by the important architectural firm of W & R Butler and Martin. The house occupies one of six lots created in 1924 through a subdivision of the Illawara mansion estate.

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

-The original external form, materials and detailing of the building.
-The generally high level of external integrity.
-The legibility of the original built form in views from the public realm.
-The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden itself)

Post-war fabric, including the front wall and carport, does not contribute to the significance of the place.

How is it significant?
The house at 26 St Georges Road, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as an accomplished example of an interwar residence in a stylised Arts and Crafts mode, the design of which can be attributed to important architect Marcus Martin. (Criterion D). The house's integrity to its original design appears to be high despite post-war alterations and the loss of some early fabric.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House