Mandeville Hall
10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak 3142
10 Mandeville Cres, Toorak VIC 3142, Australia
Victoria
-37.8479502
145.01278939999997
Description
Mandeville Hall has been described as “one of the most lavishly decorated of Melbourne's 19th century mansions”. It is of architectural significance as one of the best examples of the fine town houses built in fashionable Toorak during the late 1870s for Victoria's wealthy pastoralists, businessmen, and professional men and their families. It has historical significance as a manifestation of the wealth of the affluent and socially prominent Clarke family, as well as aesthetic significance for its interiors, which provide a remarkable record of 19th century interior decoration tastes and skills. The 13 acres of land on the north-east corner of Orrong and Malvern Roads, Toorak, were purchased in 1867 by Alfred Watson, a soft-goods tradesman who had a mansion erected known as St George. In 1877, the new owner, Joseph Clarke, commissioned architect Charles Webb to enlarge the original home. Webb also designed the Melbourne Town Hall, Royal Arcade, and Emerald Hill (South Melbourne) Town Hall. The English firm of Gillow & Co. designed and furnished the interiors. The front rooms are described as “the most intact and significant example in Australia of an interior influenced by the contemporary Aesthetic Movement”.
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