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TRIPLEX

Location 20, 22 & 24 Woodmason Street MALVERN, STONNINGTON CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 20-24 Woodmason Street Malvern

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The Federation triplex at 20, 22 & 24 Woodmason Street, Malvern, built in 1915-16.

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 are not significant.

How is it significant?

20, 22 & 24 Woodmason Street, Malvern is of local architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?

20, 22 & 24 Woodmason Street, Malvern is a highly unusual house row built in the Federation Period. The symmetrical form, containing three separate occupancies and imitating a single property, is an uncommon design (Criterion B).

20, 22 & 24 Woodmason Street, Malvern is a well-considered and carefully detailed example of a Federation Queen Anne style house row. The overall symmetrical design, with flanking protruding gables, brick walls and tall chimneys, terracotta tiled roof, roughcast render, timber fretwork and Art Nouveau coloured and leadlight glass demonstrates an original combination of architectural elements and materials which together present a picturesque composition of this architectural style (Criterion E).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House