Residence

What is Significant?
The house at 22 Hopetoun Road, Toorak is a double-storey interwar Georgian Revival style residence with Mediterranean influences. It was built in 1932 to the design of architects Blackett and Forster, on land subdivided from the Victorian mansion estate 'Narveno'.

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 from the public realm.
-The domestic garden setting including the tiled driveway and entry path.
-The absence of modern vehicle accommodation in views from the street.
-The brick front fence and wrought iron gates.

Modern additions and alterations to the rear and side elevations are not significant.

How is it significant?
The house at 22 Hopetoun Road, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as a refined, meticulously detailed and highly intact interwar Georgian Revival residence with Mediterranean elements, typifying the restrained Toorak architecture of this period (Criterion D). It is an excellent example of the work of the distinguished architectural practice of Blackett and Forster.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House