221-223 Domain Road, South Yarra
Allom Lovell & Associates, 1981-2005July 1999
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Title:
221-223 Domain Road, South Yarra
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Date of work:
July 1999
Reference number:
BIF-SY 102512-1999
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Series: South Yarra (BIF-SY)
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Building: ResidencePeriod; Date: Edwardian, 1908History: The house at 223 Domain Road, originally known as No. 65, was constructed in 1908 to a design by architects Klingender & Alsop. The builders were Spargo & Taylor. The rate book for 1910 shows a 23-room brick house valued at £300, owned and occupied by Emily Payne. By 1936, the house, then rated at £600, was owned by Beatrice Lyle Falkiner and had been divided into four flats. These had been consolidated into two flats by 1956.Description: The building at 223 Domain Road is a substantial double-storey Edwardian brick mansion. Asymmetrically planned, the house has a hipped terracotta tiled roof penetrated by tall chimneys with terracotta pots. Some of the windows and door joinery has been altered, although some timber-framed double-hung sashes remain. To the ground floor there are French doors with highlights. Alterations have included rendering of the walls.Significance: The house at 223 Domain Road, South Yarra, is of local historical importance and aesthetic interest. Historically, the house is representative of the substantial mansions which were erected in the area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and, as such, demonstrates the desirability of South Yarra as a prestigious residential area by Melbourne's wealthy. Aesthetically, the house is a late example of a mansion which is largely Victorian in form. Although superficially altered, the house makes a considerable contribution to the streetscape. Its association with Melbourne architects Klingender & Alsop is also of note.
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1308522
| Type | Reference No. | Extent | Status/Desc |
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| Original | 102512-1999 | 1 JPG : 195 KB ; A4 | Single Item (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |