MAYFIELD

Mayfield at 44 Murphy Street, South Yarra is a complex of double-storey English Domestic

Revival style flats arranged around a central semi-enclosed courtyard. The flats were

constructed in 1934 to a design by prominent interwar Melbourne architect Robert Bell Hamilton.

Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include (but are not limited to):

-The original external form, materials and detailing of the buildings.

-The unpainted state of the face brick and terracotta elements.

-The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden itself).

Later additions and alterations, including the dormer additions, garages, and the driveway gate,

are not significant.

Mayfield is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Mayfield is architecturally significant as a fine and largely intact example of interwar flat

development in the English Domestic Revival style (Criterion D). The flats are the work of noted

interwar architect Robert Bell Hamilton, one of the most important and influential designers of

flats in interwar Melbourne (TEH 8.6.3 - Architect Designed apartments).

Mayfield is also architecturally significant as an early prototype for Hamilton's 'luxury flat' design

configured around a central courtyard (Criterion E, TEH 8.6.2 - Developing apartment living).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Flat