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DULVERTON
379 TOORAK ROAD, SOUTH YARRA, STONNINGTON CITY

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Statement of Significance

Dulverton Flats were built in 1928 to designs prepared by F L & K Klingender, Frederick Klingender being an architect best known for his partnerships with Rodney Alsop and Robert Hamilton. The flats are of high local significance as a prominent and substantial example of interwar flat design
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    • Physical Description 1

      DULVERTON - Physical Description 1

      Dulverton is located at the intersection of Toorak and Kensington Roads in South Yarra. The area is predominantly occupied by flats varying in scale from small turn of the century developments to large multi storey blocks such. as those on nearby Orrong Road. This section of Toorak Road is dense with trams and heavy traffic but calms quickly along Kensington Road to provide two distinct settings for the two principal facades of the block.

      The boundary of the property is marked by an elaborate and recently upgraded decorative fence with fine steel railing between rendered piers that anticipate the decorative ironwork within. The two storey building draws from a range of stylistic sources. The simple arrangement of hipped roofs in Marseilles tiles over prismatic building masses recalls Georgian Revival antecedents while the detail juxtaposes elements from the Regency and new fashionable Mediterranean vocabularies. The broadly symmetrical Toorak Road facade is notable for the bold penetrations in its smoothly rendered exterior that create its balconies and entries. Balconies are flanked by giant order pilasters and decorative Tuscan columns and are overlain with fine steel railings that draw inspiration from Spanish antecedents. Entries are distinguished by round headed arches with fine detached scrolls superimposed. Curving stairs with more steel railing ascend to the first floor entries. The longer, Kensington Road facade reiterates precisely the same elements.

      While the place has recently undergone extensive refurbishment, it retains its external appearance and character.

      Local Historical Themes

      DULVERTON - Local Historical Themes

      8.6.3 Architect-designed apartments

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Stonnington - City of Stonnington Heritage Overlay Report (Stages 1-5) 1998

      Author: Bryce Raworth P/L
      Year: 1998
      Grading: A2

      Stonnington - Conservation Review City of Prahran Volume 4: A2 Buildings

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 1993
      Grading: A2

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