QUANTOCK
29 Scott Grove GLEN IRIS, STONNINGTON CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Federation house known as 'Quantock', 29 Scott Grove, Glen Iris, an attic-storey dwelling built in 1912-13.
Elements that contribute to the significance of the place include (but are not limited to):
. The house's original external form, materials and detailing
. The house's high level of integrity to its original design.
Later alterations and additions, such as the large facetted bay to the rear and the roof dormer to the south, are not significant.
How is it significant?
'Quantock', 29 Scott Grove, Glen Iris is of local architectural and aesthetic significance to the City of Stonnington.
Why is it significant?
'Quantock', 29 Scott Grove, Glen Iris is a fine, representative example of a Federation house. It displays typical features of the Federation Arts and Crafts architectural style popular in the first decade of the twentieth century in Glen Iris and across Melbourne more broadly, including a simple symmetrical plan with projecting gables and central dormer, unadorned and tapered chimneys, Art Nouveau decoration, and the use of materials such as slate, roughcast render and shingle cladding (Criterion D).
'Quantock', 29 Scott Grove, Glen Iris is a well-considered and carefully detailed example of what can broadly be defined as a Federation Arts and Crafts house. The symmetrical design, including identical projecting gable bays with shingle-clad bow windows, large horseshoe arch with Art Nouveau-inspired decoration and large central shingled dormer, demonstrates a rich and highly original combination of architectural elements and materials which together present a picturesque composition of this architectural style (Criterion E).
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QUANTOCK - Physical Description 1
The dwelling at 29 Scott Grove is a substantial, detached attic-storey dwelling set on a large allotment and located within a garden setting, with three mature trees. Designed in the Federation style, the dwelling is characterised by its strong, symmetrical facade and square emphasis in plan. The dwelling, constructed in 1912, remains in good condition.
The wall construction is brick (overpainted) with roughcast render above a rendered stringcourse. The roof is clad in slate with crested terracotta ridge tiles and scroll finials (Figure 4). The symmetrical projecting gables are supported on ornate timber brackets with simple timber bargeboards and roughcast render and vertical timber strapping to the gable ends (Figure 4). Projecting bow windows below comprise eight-pane timber windows, with timber sills and timber fish scale shingles (overpainted) (Figure 5). The central dormer is similarly detailed with half-timbered gable end, and three bay picture window with fish scale shingles (Figure 4). Two roughcast chimneys remain, with tapering stacks, overhanging coping and two squat terracotta pots per chimney (Figure 4). Modern skylights and a dormer window are located towards the rear of the dwelling, on the north and south planes of the roof respectively. The recessed central entrance porch is incorporated under the roof with exposed rafter tails to the eaves and is accessed via a prominent and unusual horseshoe arch, with foliage detailing to the base. The verandah floor is modern encaustic tile (original bluestone steps removed in 2017). Simple niches are located under the porch, with expressed sills. The front door is an eight-pane glazed door in a tripartite arrangement, with matching eight-pane glazed side lights (replacing the original entrance). In 2018, the owner identified that all but one section of the original leadlight has been replaced.
The site is bounded by a high, modern timber picket fence. Access is provided to a modern garage (1980) with a flat roof at the rear via an asphalt driveway down the northern boundary. A large modern addition, constructed in 2001, is located to the rear of the dwelling.
Integrity
The house retains a high degree of integrity to the Federation Arts and Craft style, in fabric, form and detail. While the house has undergone some alterations and additions, these do not diminish the ability to understand and appreciate the place as a fine example of a Federation house.
Heritage Study and Grading
Stonnington - City of Stonnington Federation Houses Study
Author: GJM Heritage Pty Ltd
Year: 2017
Grading: Local
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MALVERN HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0379
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