Residence

What is Significant?
The substantial Old English style house at 1 Chesterfield Avenue, Malvern was constructed c1928 to designs by architects Hudson and Wardrop. It was built on a nineteenth century subdivision, at a time when Malvern was experiencing a major growth in suburban housing.

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

-The original external form, materials and detailing.
-The generally high integrity to its original design.
-The unpainted state of the face brick and terracotta elements.
-The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden itself).

Modern fabric, including the verandah glazing and flat roofed carport, is not significant.

How is it significant?
The house at 1 Chesterfield Avenue is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as a large, well-designed interwar Old English style residence with a good level of external integrity (Criterion D). It is illustrative of Hudson and Wardop's status as one of the foremost practitioners of the Old English style in interwar Melbourne.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence