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PAULINA
Other Name1 Maitland Street Location1 Maitland Street GLEN IRIS, STONNINGTON CITY LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Federation house known as 'Paulina' at 1 Maitland Street, Glen
Iris, a single-storey dwelling built in 1911. 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 are not significant.
How is it significant?
Paulina, 1 Maitland Street, Glen Iris is of local aesthetic and
architectural significance to the City of Stonnington.
Why is it significant?
Paulina, 1 Maitland Street, Glen Iris is an unusual and highly intact
example of a Federation Arts and Crafts house. The highly symmetrical,
butterfly wing plan of the house; fishscale pressed metal-clad tower
with large diamond-shaped window openings; the creative use of
brickwork in the hit-and-miss brick screen with large circular
openings; triangular oriel windows with corbelled bases; and the
extensive use of fishscale pressed metal sheeting are all extremely
uncommon details in a house that broadly demonstrates characteristics
of the Federation Arts and Crafts style (Criterion B). Paulina, 1 Maitland Street, Glen Iris is a well-considered and
carefully detailed example of a Federation Arts and Crafts villa. The
symmetrical design with identical projecting wings either side of a
central octagonal tower and porch demonstrates a rich and highly
original combination of architectural elements and materials which
together present a picturesque composition of this architectural style
(Criterion E).
Group
Residential buildings (private)
Category
House