Residence

What is Significant?
The substantial double-storey interwar Georgian revival style house at 1 Towers Road, Toorak was built c1937 on land subdivided from the grounds of the nineteenth century mansion 'The Towers'. The design is attributed to architect Bernard Sutton.

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

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

-The high level of external intactness.

-The legibility of the original built form from the public realm.

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

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

- The front fence.

Modern fabric, including the garage addition, is not significant.

How is it significant?
The house at 1 Towers Road, Toorak is of local architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
The house is architecturally significant as a fine and highly intact interwar Georgian revival style residence (Criterion D).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

Residence