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Dorrington Estate Precinct
Other NameCentred on Dorrington Avenue, Glen Iris LocationDorrington Avenue GLEN IRIS, Stonnington City LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
Statement of Significance
The Dorrington Avenue area developed as the result of the subdivision
of three significant, nineteenth century properties, Bryanmawr, and
Valentines, in Burke Road and Ranfurlie in Malvern Road. Today, the
area comprises high quality interwar building stock punctuated by
these nineteenth century, landmark buildings. The subdivision was unusual in that it did not result in the
demolition of these former grand homes but saw them redeveloped as
educational institutions servicing the newly created residential
areas. Two of the mansions remain as buildings of high historical and
architectural significance. Valentines encapsulates the excesses and
unrealised expectations of the property boom of the 1880s, while
Bryanmawr is a fine example of an outer suburban homestead. These
houses were associated with high profile politicians and businessmen,
in particular Mr Justice Kerferd, Sir John Mark Davies and the Hon.
William Knox. These former owneres and occupiers left a significant
mark on Victorian politics and business. Locally, Davies, Knox and
Kerferd Streets were named for these prominent and influential identities. The area is also of significance for the quality and consistency of
its residential housing stock and its integrity to its interwar state,
the mature character of its street trees and gardens, and for its
street layouts which reflect, in part, the landholdings of the earlier estates.
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
Residential Precinct