Brocklesby
71-81 ALBERT HILL ROAD, and 6 MARIA CLOSE, LILYDALE, YARRA RANGES SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The original building, presumably built as a large dwelling is in single storey Interwar bungalow style. It later became a charitable Rest Home for women recovering from illness, but there is no apparent physical evidence of change for this function. It remains essentially intact at the centre of its site although it is now surrounded by recent structures and its former views are blocked. It is notable for its symmetrical built form under a massive roof with gabled porticos facing the main east entry and the east and west ends. Diagonal rooms set into the returns of the cruciform roof form create additional complexity and interest to the external form and the internal layout. The interiors of the main rooms are also very intact with an eclectic range of high quality timber panel details, built in cupboards, fireplace surrounds and fibrous plaster ceilings. The whole of the building, externally and internally, is of high integrity and excellent condition and is a notably comprehensive example of design themes of the Interwar period.
How is it significant?
Why is it significant?
"Brocklesby" is architecturally and aesthetically significant as major example of the Interwar bungalow style in the municipality expressed in a notably grander scale than the typical domestic bungalow. It illustrates in intact form a wide range of the external and internal themes of the style in a complex but controlled built form.
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