294 Warrigal Road
294 Warrigal Road GLEN IRIS, BOROONDARA CITY
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Statement of Significance
294 Warrigal Road is of local historical and architectural significance as a fine, representative and intact example of an attic-style bungalow. Dating from relatively late in the bungalow period, its design reflects the solidity characteristic of suburban houses at this time. The massive front entry porch with terrace above adds interest and some distinction to the design. Despite the subdivision and development of the rear of the block and the addition of a later brick garage, the building retains a sympathetic garden setting to Warrigal Road.
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294 Warrigal Road - Physical Description 1
294 Warrigal Road is a two-story house in red brick with a terracotta tiled roof in a Marseilles pattern, and half-timber finished upper gables, all with prominent fascias. The front is dominated by a porch with an upstairs balcony above it, lined with stuccoed walling and a set of projecting piers. The windows are robustly scaled box-frames, set into the generally plain brick walling. The two bays facing Warrigal Road have four panes each. The house originally had a prominently inscribed name, traces of which can be seen in the balcony stucco. A detached billiard room was added in 1930 and was designed to match the house.[i] Additional windows have been added at the rear since. A courtyard with pergola and covered area was developed in 1994.[ii]
The garden is mature and complements the house style. The fence is glazed brick, probably dating from the 1930s or 1940s. The block was originally more substantial, but has been subdivided, possibly in c. 1960, with an L-shape section being split off and developed for two linked double-storey blocks of flats. The present cream brick garage sits in front of the 1930 billiard room and is a later design, and appears to date from 1952.[iii]
[i] Details sourced from the City of Camberwell Building Index, #1664, dated 6 May 1930 and referred to as 'billiard room'.
[ii] Details sourced from the City of Camberwell Building Index, #99698, dated 5 May 1994, and working drawings of that date held in Boroondara archives.
[iii] Detail sourced from the City of Camberwell Building Index, #9462, dated 11 March 1952. The current owner believes the flats were constructed in c.1960. Discussion with the owner, 19 September 2005.
Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn
Author: Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants
Year: 2006
Grading: BBoroondara - Camberwell Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler
Year: 1991
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