Glenlea

Glenlea, constructed c.1925 is an early interwar farmhouse set in a mature garden with a range of deciduous and evergreen trees, located at part 32-42 Baker Road, Harkaway.

Glenlea is of local historical and aesthetic (architectural) significance to the City of Casey.

Glenlea, located at 32-42 Baker Road, Harkaway is of local historical significance as an example of an intact early Interwar farmhouse in the Harkaway locality, associated with the consolidation of dairying production in the interwar period, providing fresh produce to Melbourne. The large garden, mature trees, Hawthorn boundary planting and Monterey Cypress driveway associated with the farm contribute to the historical interest as a typical rural garden setting to the farmhouse. It is of further historical significance for the use of local bluestone, taken from a small quarry to the north of the homestead, once part of the dairy farm, and now a major industrial quarry site. (Criterion A)

The house itself is a fine representative example of the Californian Bungalow style, applied in the rural, rather than the urban context, and demonstrates many of the design features of this style of building. These include sloping massed roofs, a broad gable over the verandah supported by rubble pillars with rendered columns on top. Exposed rafters on the gable eave and timber brackets at the base of the gable add detail to the dominant roof feature framing the main entrance. (Criterion D and E).