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Lord Lodge, 30 Booran Road

Other Name

"Andover" (1899), "Moidart" (1910), now "Lord Lodge"

Location

30 Booran Road CAULFIELD EAST, GLEN EIRA CITY

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30 Booran Rd Caulfield, August
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30 Booran Rd Caulfield, August
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30 Booran Rd Caulfield, August

Statement of Significance

"Andover", later "Moidart" and now known as "Lord Lodge", is situated at no. 30 Booran Road, Caulfield North, abutting the Caulfield racecourse. It was built for the trainer, John Leek in 1890. Today, "Andover" includes the main house, timber stables and spacious grounds with mature Moreton Bay fig. It is of historic and aesthetic significance.

It is historically significant (Criterion A) as a substantial house and stables functionally linked with the Caulfield racecourse during the period just prior to the bank crash of the early 1890s. It offers a rare and valuable insight into a way of life associated with horse racing at the time, comparing closely with other less grandiose properties such as "Grace Darling" at no. 1 Bond Street and helping to build up a picture of the horse racing industry in the locale prior to the turn of the nineteenth century. It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as a highly representative and substantial Boom period villa distinguished by its intact state and interior plaster ornamentation. The tower, affording a fine view of the racecourse, compares with nearby ''Nithsdale'' at 133 Kambrook Road (1858,1886) and imparts distinction to an otherwise straight forward design. The large stables are rare survivors of their era, the jerkin head roof form, fretted barges and lantern imparting a picturesque character to an otherwise utilitarian structure demonstrating construction systems characteristic of the building type and period. The mature Moreton Bay fig and spacious grounds contribute to the aesthetic values of the place.

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