Residence

What is Significant?
The large double-storey English Domestic Revival style house at 81 St Georges Road, Toorak was built c1934 on land subdivided from the grounds of the nineteenth century mansion Glenbervie. The house was constructed by, and possibly also designed by, prestige builders Dickson and Yorston.

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

- The original external form, materials and detailing.

- The unpainted state of the brick and terracotta elements.

- The high level of external intactness.

- The legibility of the original built form in views from the public realm.

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

- The undeveloped front setback.

- The low height brick front fence.

Modern fabric, including the garage door and rear additions, is not significant.

How is it significant?
The house at 81 St Georges Road, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as a fine and largely intact example of an interwar English Domestic Revival style house with a distinctive turreted facade (Criterion D).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House