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Scotch College
491 Glenferrie Road HAWTHORN, BOROONDARA CITY
Scotch College
491 Glenferrie Road HAWTHORN, BOROONDARA CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Scotch College, at 491 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, is significant. The school was founded in 1851 by the Free Church of Australia Felix (the Scottish Presbyterian Church). Its first home was in the city of Melbourne, but it moved to a site in East Melbourne in 1854, before outgrowing it and beginning a gradual move to Hawthorn in 1915 under the leadership of Principal William Littlejohn.In Hawthorn the school first occupied the 1875 mansion 'Glen House', before a whole suite of purpose-built classroom, assembly, dining, and residential buildings were constructed between 1917 and 1926. They were all designed in a picturesque Queen Anne style, by architect Henry Hardie Kemp, who was synonymous in Victoria with this style.A second major stage of development took place during the 1930s, beginning with an architectural competition for a chapel commemorating Principal Littlejohn. The competition was won by architect John Scarborough. With his practice, Scarborough, Robertson and Love, he went on to design a suite of distinctive buildings in a style which combined the Moderne with the Scottish Baronial throughout the 1930s, with a final one in the 1950s. A number of Kemp's buildings were remodelled in this period by Scarborough to match his other works. It is thought that Scarborough was influenced by the work of Swedish architect Ostberg, particularly, the design and brickwork of Stockholm Town Hall of 1907.Scotch College buildings which are of individual significance, including views to their principle elevations, are:- Junior School (former Preparatory School), 1917- Callantina Lodge and Gates, 1917- Senior School and quadrangle, 1920-26- War Memorial Hall, 1920-26- School House and McMeckan House, 1925- Littlejohn Memorial Chapel, 1934-36- Health Centre and Residences, 1935-36- John Monash Gates and Lodge, 1936- Arthur Robinson House, 1937-38- Shergold Building (former Sub-Primary Building), 1956Buildings which are contributory, including views to their principle elevations, are:- Laundry (former rear wing of 'Glen House'), 1875- TDP (former Gymnasium), 1920-26The Hawthorn site is a large, undulating piece of land comprising a hilltop, which was occupied 'Glen House', with views over Gardiner's Creek and Yarra River flats. The grounds of the new school were laid out by groundsman Bob Horne the Elder, who had been with Scotch College since 1895. School buildings ring the flat hilltop, allowing mutual views between them. The intensive building programme in the 1930s was accompanied by an equally ambitious tree-planting programme led by leading interwar landscape gardener and Superintendent of the State Parks and Gardens, Hugh Linaker. This included the creation of an elm avenue along Monash Drive, and replacement of the pines on the slopes of the hill with mostly native trees chosen for their attractive foliage.How is it significant?
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Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Hawthorn Heritage Study
Author: Meredith Gould Conservation Architects
Year: 1993
Grading: A
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THANESVictorian Heritage Register H0953
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CESTRIAVictorian Heritage Register H1924
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