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Residence
Location232 Kooyong Road TOORAK, STONNINGTON CITY LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is Significant? Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include (but are not limited to): - The external form, materials and detailing of the building as originally built and extended in 1937. - The generally high level of integrity of the exterior to its 1937 state. - The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden). Modern fabric, including the garage addition, does not contribute to the significance of the place. How is it significant? Why is it significant?
The substantial double-storey Spanish Mission revival style house at 232 Kooyong Road, Toorak was designed by noted architect Cedric Ballanytne in 1927. It was built on land created from a subdivision of the nineteenth century Myrnong mansion estate. Sympathetic alterations and additions were made in 1937 to designs by architect Marcus Martin.
The house at 232 Kooyong Road, Toorak of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.
The house is architecturally significant as sophisticated and generally intact example the interwar Spanish Mission revival style (Criterion D).
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Residence