House

It is a bichrome brick house on a corner site, dominated by the two gabled rectangular projecting bays which contain a return verandah. The house has an M-profile hipped roof covered in slates, typical of the Italianate style but used at a steeper pitch giving a medieval feel. The brickwork is a combination of dark Hawthorns with bands and arches of red brick, all tuckpointed in white, which are also used for the tall chimneys. The verandah roof is a simple hip, which sits below the eaves brackets, with a triangular pediment marking the front door and turned timber posts.

The later extensions, to the west side and to the rear, and the picket fence are not significant.

How is it significant?
The house is of local aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.

Why is it significant?
Aesthetically, the house is distinguished by its intact and high-quality medieval-inspired detail. Elements of note include the picturesque and finely detailed Gothic Revival bargeboard with pierced trefoils and lancets, with the ends resting on paired triangular brackets; the front bay window with a separate hipped roof resting on paired brackets, and elaborate timber surrounds to the windows. (Criterion E)

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House