10th Caulfield Scout Hall

The single-storey brick building, known as the 10th Caulfield Scout Hall, including raised metal sign and fleur-de-lys to the upper left part of the façade, at 2 Miller Street, Elsternwick is significant.

The 10th Caulfield Scout Hall at 2 Miller Street, Elsternwick is of local historical, aesthetic and social significance to the City of Glen Eira.

The 10th Caulfield Scout Hall at 2 Miller Street, Elsternwick is of historical significance as an illustration of the noted post-WWII expansion of the Boy Scout movement in the Caulfield district. The building was constructed in circa 1959 for the scout troop in the wake of an earlier timbered hall at the site (erected 1956) having been destroyed by fire. (Criterion A)
The 10th Caulfield Scout Hall at 2 Miller Street, Elsternwick is of aesthetic significance as a striking member of the group of post-WWII scout halls built in the municipality. It is distinguished by the façade articulation of a central triangular tent-like entrance, and flanking lozenge-shaped windows, reflecting the interest in pure or distinct geometric form and colour, which was a feature of contemporary Modernist design, particularly in Melbourne. (Criterion E)
The 10th Caulfield Scout Hall at 2 Miller Street, Elsternwick, is of social significance for its long-standing association with the 10th Caulfield Scouts and the enduring legacy of the movement in the municipality. (Criterion G)