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196 Kambrook Road

Other Name "Glencoe" (house, 1888), "Woolamai" (1919) Location 196 Kambrook Road CAULFIELD NORTH, GLEN EIRA CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 196 Kambrook Rd Caulfield,

Statement of Significance

"Glencoe" is situated at no. 196 Kambrook Road, Caulfield South and was built for the boot manufacturer, Robert Bruce Mair, in 1888. It is of historic and aesthetic significance.

It is historically significant (Criterion A) as the home of an inner suburban industrialist, notable a boot manufacturer, demonstrating the attraction of Caulfield as a residential location for the manufacturers of the metropolis during the late Victorian Boom period.

It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as a very early example of a Queen Anne influenced late Victorian villa, comparing at the State level with ''Woodlands'' (1888), North Essendon, generally acknowledged to be one of Australia's earliest houses to fully exploit this emerging style. The ornamental timberwork is especially expressive of the new architectural fashion and compares with the house at 33 Clarence Street, Elsternwick (1888-89).