CURRAJONG and STOKESAY

'Currajong' and 'Stokesay' at 155 and 157 Kooyong Road, Toorak, single-storey dwellings built in 1908.

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 rear additions, outbuildings and carports are not significant.

How is it significant?

'Currajong' and 'Stokesay' at 155 and 157 Kooyong Road, Toorak are of local architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?

'Currajong' and 'Stokesay' at 155 and 157 Kooyong Road, Toorak are both fine and highly intact examples of Federation houses. They strongly reflect the Federation Queen Anne architectural style popular in the first decade of the twentieth century in Toorak and across Melbourne more broadly. The asymmetrical compositions with complex roof forms, and architectural elements and materials, including tall chimneys, half-timbering with roughcast render and timber detailing, 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 Toorak in the early twentieth century (Criterion D).

'Currajong' and 'Stokesay' at 155 and 157 Kooyong Road, Toorak are carefully designed and well-resolved examples of Federation houses. The asymmetrical compositions with complex hipped and gabled roof forms and diagonal emphasis, tall decorative chimneys, timber decoration and, in particular, the siting of the two houses which generally mirror each other in form, present a picturesque composition of this architectural style (Criterion E).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House