Les Cloches

The residence of Les Cloches at 100 Pleasant Road, Hawthorn East is significant to the City of Boroondara. The interwar dwelling was constructed in 1923, for optician Arthur Angior, and includes an early garage. 

 

The front fence is not significant.

Les Cloches at 100 Pleasant Road, Hawthorn East is of local architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Boroondara. 

Les Cloches at 100 Pleasant Road, Hawthorn East is a good example of a Craftsman inspired interwar bungalow with overtones of Arts & Crafts styling. The dwelling embodies the principal characteristics of the style through its large single ridged transverse gable, projecting gabled dormer and well executed detailing. (Criterion D)

 

The dwelling and garage is a representative example of the style, developed in the United States that was designed and constructed for its location, and for owners who had the means to adopt emerging styles and thus create a home that reflected their ideals. 

 

The aesthetic significance of Les Cloches derives from the form, massing and detailing as inspired by Craftsman bungalows but applied in the Australian setting. (Criterion E)

 

The combination of features such as the gabled dormer with shingles, rough-cast gable end infill, rounded bay window, box framed window and deep front verandah with tapered brick and rough-cast pylons contribute to its appearance as a well-executed example of the style. Of particular note, is the inglenook with diamond patterned lead lights to the corners and the taper cut and pointed end bargeboards, a simple but well considered detail seen on a later house by Leslie M Perrott.