Residence

What is Significant?
The house at 11 Grosvenor Court, Toorak is a double-storey limestone ashlar clad Arts and Crafts style building. It was designed by architect Bernard Sutton and built c1936 on land subdivided from the nineteenth century mansion Grosvenor.

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 (notably the unpainted state of the limestone walls) where visible from the public realm.

-The high level of external intactness of the front and side elevations when viewed from the public realm.

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

-The stone front wall to Grosvenor Court.

Post war fabric is not significant.

How is it significant?

The house at 11 Grosvenor Court, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
Architecturally, the house is significant as a striking Arts and Crafts style composition, notable for its strong gabled forms, simple detailing, unusual limestone ashlar walls and its overall high integrity (Criterion D).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House