Residence

What is Significant?
The house at 2 Yar Orrong Road, Toorak is a substantial double-storey Georgian revival style residence constructed c1940 to designs by architects Hughes and Orme. It was built on land subdivided from grounds of the nineteenth century mansion Yar Orrong.

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

-The original external form, materials and detailing.
-The very high level of external intactness.
-The unpainted state of the face brick and terracotta elements.
-The domestic garden setting (but not the fabric of the garden itself).
-The legibility of the original built form from the public realm.
-The understated presence of on-site vehicle accommodation
-The front fence and wrought iron and timber gates.

Modern fabric is not significant.

How is it significant?
The house at 2 Yar Orrong Road is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as a large, well designed and virtually intact Georgian Revival style interwar residence (Criterion D).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence