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Burnlea
22 Bourne Road GLEN IRIS, BOROONDARA CITY
Burnlea
22 Bourne Road GLEN IRIS, BOROONDARA CITY
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Burnlea - Physical Description 1
This two-storey red brick late Victorian mansion is one three such houses of this period and style in
Glen Iris (the others are at 13-15 Kerferd Road and 30 Howard Street (HO387)). It is tall in its
proportions and asymmetrical in its form. A wing projects to one side and a verandah runs along the
front on both levels. A steep singular roof form extends from the upper floor balcony. A separate
hipped roof encloses the double-storey canted bay. Roof cladding is slate, in two tones of grey, and
banded for decorative effect. The house features polychromatic brick in three colours – red, cream
and Hawthorn (brown) brick. This detail can be noted over the windows and as feature courses over
the facade and side walls.
Timber detailing to the front verandah and balcony includes turned timber posts, a timber frieze,
curved valances below the frieze and ground level, and a timber balustrade with inset open timber
details to the upper level balcony. The front verandah was replaced in the 1920s but has since been
restored sympathetically (using 13-15 Kerferd Road as a model). The verandah floor has tessellated
tiles with a bluestone edge. This may also have been restored (in a sympathetic manner).
Full height window openings to the bay window have segmental arches at the upper edge. Double
hung timber sash windows have nine small panes to the upper sashes. A set of narrow French doors
opens out to the verandah. The timber framed doors have three glazed panels and a leadlight
highlight. The same arrangement is repeated on the balcony, with one set of French doors located
centrally across the balcony and a second set located adjacent to the projecting bay. The entry door
at ground level has a matching highlight window.
The upper storey is recessed back from the front of the house with the roof forming a continuous
plane. The second storey is defined on the side elevation by a slight projection. The attic storey has
fine render panels to the side and a coved cornice below eave level. Two decorative chimneys are
intact. They are constructed in face red brick with a rendered cornice at the top edge and a decorative
rendered panel below the cornice. Each chimney has three terracotta chimney pots.
The brick and iron front fence, the carport and a single-storey rear extension are recent additions.
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