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Location41 Thanet Street MALVERN, STONNINGTON CITY LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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What is significant?
The Federation house at 41 Thanet Street, Malvern, a single-storey
dwelling built in 1903. Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include
(but are not limited to): . The house's original external form, materials and detailing . The house's high level of integrity to its original design. Later alterations and additions, such as the attached carport, are
not significant.
How is it significant?
The house at 41 Thanet Street, Malvern, is of local architectural and
aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.
Why is it significant?
The house at 41 Thanet Street, Malvern, is a fine and highly intact
example of a Federation house. The house strongly reflects the
Federation Queen Anne architectural style popular in the first decade
of the twentieth century in Malvern and across Melbourne more broadly.
The asymmetrical composition with complex roof forms and multiple
gabled bays including diagonally projecting corner bay, along with
architectural elements and materials such as prominent tall chimneys,
half-timbering with rough cast render, timber verandah detailing, and
decorative coloured glass, are typical of the style. The use of
quality materials and elaborate detailing imparts a sense of grandeur
and demonstrates the status of the owner in wealthy established areas
such as Malvern in the early twentieth century (Criterion D). The house at 41 Thanet Street, Malvern, is a carefully designed and
well-resolved example of a Federation house. The projecting gable-end
bays, banded chimneys, rich timber decoration, use of coloured and
leadlight glass and Art Nouveau-inspired detailing present a
picturesque composition of this architectural style (Criterion E).
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