Churston House

Other Name

5 Linlithgow Road, Toorak

Location

5 Linlithgow Road TOORAK, Stonnington City

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Churston, 5 Linlithgow Road is of major significance as a stylish art deco form of the evolved Georgian Revival style, and for being one of Marcus Martin's more important commissions. It is of particular note for the elegant lines, natural sand coloured cement render finish, and refined detailing of small items.

Significant attributes:

- formal street presentation
- terracotta tiled roof
- unpainted, natural sand render finish
- wide eaves with an enclosed box gutter
- sparse decoration including horizontal banding and grooved art deco moulding running at the head of the upper floor windows
- the entry, with its simple cantilevered concrete canopy and tripartite stair windows above wide double hung windows, squared in proportion
- stair hall window above the entry and simple patterned glazing bars
- rustic stone gate pillars and wrought iron fence, and low dwarf stone wall
- large rear garden, concealed from the street
- return driveway
- relationship with W & R Butler residence at 1 Linlithgow Road
- relative intactness

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House