CHESIL DENE

The Federation house known as Chesil Dene, 120 Kooyong Road, Armadale, a single-storey dwelling built in 1912.

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 attached garage and boundary fence, are not significant.

How is it significant?

Chesil Dene, 120 Kooyong Road, Armadale, is of local architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?

Chesil Dene, 120 Kooyong Road, Armadale, is a fine and highly intact example of a Federation house. The house reflects the Federation Queen Anne architectural style popular in the first decade of the twentieth century in Armadale and across Melbourne more broadly. The asymmetrical composition with complex roof form and diagonal emphasis, including prominent corner bay window and gablet above, and multiple gable bays are typical of the style; as are architectural elements and materials such as decorative red brick and render chimneys, and half-timbering with rough cast render. The use of quality materials and elaborate detailing imparts a sense of grandeur and demonstrates the status of the owner in wealthy established areas such as Armadale in the early twentieth century (Criterion D).

Chesil Dene, 120 Kooyong Road, Armadale, is a carefully designed and well-resolved example of a Federation house. The corner composition with sweeping roofs, projecting gable bays and polygonal window bays - combined with the use of decorative encaustic verandah tiling, leadlight glass and timber wall-hung shingles - presents a picturesque composition of this architectural style (Criterion E).

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House