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Residence

Location

46 Albany Road TOORAK, STONNINGTON CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?
The substantial English Domestic Revival style house at 46 Albany Road, Toorak was constructed c1936-37 to designs by accomplished interwar architect A Mortimer McMillan. It was built on land subdivided from grounds of the nineteenth century mansion Yar Orrong.

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 integrity to its interwar appearance.

-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.

Modern fabric, including the corner gate and garage addition, is not significant.

How is it significant?

The house at 46 Albany Road, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?

The house is architecturally significant as a large, skilfully designed and generally well-preserved English Domestic Revival style interwar residence (Criterion D).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence