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Grimwade House, fmr Harleston stables, outbuilding, garden, gate and Picconia excelsa tree

Other Name

Former "Harleston", now "Grimwade House" (Melbourne Grammar Junior School).

Location

220 Orrong Road, CAULFIELD NORTH, Glen Eira City

Level

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[1/5]
67 Balaclava Rd Caulfield,
[2/5]
67 Balaclava Rd Caulfield,
[3/5]
67 Balaclava Rd Caulfield,
[4/5]
67 Balaclava Rd Caulfeld,
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67 Balaclava Rd Caulfield,

Statement of Significance

''Harleston'', now "Grimwade House", is situated at no. 67 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North, at the Orrong Road corner. It was built for Frederick, later Sir Frederick, Grimwade, to the design of architect Thomas Watts in 1875. Today the complex has been incorporated in the Melbourne Grammar Junior School campus. It retains not only the main house but also the stables and mature garden setting with driveway and gates. It is historically, aesthetically and socially significant.

It is historically significant (Criterion A) as the former home of prominent business man, speculator and benefactor, Sir Frederick Grimwade. Both Grimwade and his house are exemplars of the commercial enterprise of the Boom period and the amassing of personal fortunes with which it is associated. It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as an imposing yet stately large house of its time, the classic Italian form with comer verandah terminated by projecting wings being most distinctively seen in this instance. It is enhanced not only by the garden setting but also by the delicate cast iron verandah spandrels, stained glass work and stencilled ceiling in the music room. It is socially significant (Criterion G) on account of the value placed on it by the community associated with the Melbourne Grammar Junior School since its inception on this site in 1911.

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