HILLINGDON

What is significant?
Hillingdon, 383 Glenferrie Road, Malvern designed by F.G. England and constructed in 1919, is significant. The significant attributes are the Arts & Crafts style form, materials and detailing of the flats as designed by England, the generous front garden setback to Glenferrie Road, which contains a mature Liquidambar, and the rendered brick entry gate posts.

Later alterations and additions and other buildings are not significant.

How is it significant?
Hillingdon is of local historic, architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
Historically, Hillingdon is one of the oldest residential flats in the City of Stonnington. As the first residential flats built on Glenferrie Road it illustrates the first phase of residential flats development after World War I, which was concentrated along the electric tramway routes. (Criterion A)

Architecturally, Hillingdon is a fine example of 'Luxury' residential flats in the Arts & Crafts style. Aesthetically, it is distinguished by its setting with a generous semicircular entrance drive entered through original architectural gate posts, and by well-designed details such as the two-storey entrance porch with an arched openings and buttressed piers. The aesthetic qualities are further enhanced by the mature Liquidambar in the front garden. (Criterion D & E)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Flat