KEYHAM

'Keyham', 4 Burnie Street, Toorak, a single-storey dwelling built in 1891.

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

. The house's original external form, materials and detailing

. The house's high level of integrity to its original design.

Later alterations and additions, such as the garage at the front boundary, are not significant.

How is it significant?

'Keyham', 4 Burnie Street, Toorak is of local architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?

'Keyham', 4 Burnie Street, Toorak is a fine and representative example of a Federation house. It displays typical features of the Federation Queen Anne architectural style popular in the first decade of the twentieth century in Toorak and across Melbourne more broadly, including a picturesque, asymmetrical front facade, a verandah roof integrated with the main roof, and the use of materials such as red brick, slate roof with terracotta detail and half-timbering to gable ends (Criterion D).

'Keyham', 4 Burnie Street, Toorak is a carefully designed and well-resolved example of a Federation house. The front facade, with dominant, contrasting projecting roof bays, polygonal window bay, rich timber decoration and decorative encaustic tiling, presents a picturesque composition of this architectural style (Criterion E).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House