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HOUSE
Location618 TOORAK ROAD, TOORAK, STONNINGTON CITY LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The relevant HERCON criteria are shown in brackets.
What is Significant? Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include
(but are not limited to): -The original external form, materials and detailing. Modern fabric is not significant.
How is it significant?
Why is it significant?
The large interwar Georgian revival style residence at 618 Toorak
Road, Toorak was erected in 1925 by builder and architect Arnaud
Wright. The house site was created from a subdivision of the
nineteenth century Yar Orrong mansion estate.
-The high
level of external intactness.
-The domestic garden setting (but not
the fabric of the garden itself).
-The legibility of the original
built form from the public realm.
-The absence of modern garages
and carports in views to the site from Toorak Road.
The house at 618 Toorak Road is of local architectural
significance to the City of Stonnington.
The house is architecturally significant as an impressive and
highly intact example of a large house in the interwar Georgian
revival style with Mediterranean overtones (Criterion D).
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Residence