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HARWIN LODGE

Location

930 Toorak Road CAMBERWELL, BOROONDARA CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

The dwelling and setting of Harwin Lodge, 930 Toorak Rd, Camberwell is significant.

Built in 1920, Harwin Lodge is the earliest and most intact example of an interwar house executed in the Old-English domestic revival style.

How is it significant?

Harwin Lodge, Camberwell is of local historical, architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Boroondara.

Why is it significant?

Harwin Lodge is of architectural and aesthetic significance as the most early and intact example of an English revival style residence within a garden setting. The dwelling embodies the principal characteristics of the style through its large asymmetrical massing and set of well executed detailing, some of which is not commonly seen on other examples. (Criteria D & E). The dwelling is a representative example of a revival style that was designed and constructed for its location, and for owners that had the means to adopt emerging styles and thus created a home that reflected their ideals. (Criterion D)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House