[Residence, 4 Grant Avenue, Toorak]

Description

Series[UMA-SRE-20180115] Photographs of projects by Yuncken Freeman Architects and predecessorsAccessionnot specifiedPart of Item[2018.0115.00192] Residence of Douglas Carnegie / Mrs Sidney MyerIdentifierUMA-ITE-2018011501468Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentDates are approximate.
YFA Job No 350.
Inscription: Mrs. Sidney Baillieu Myer, Grant Ave [written in pencil on verso]

In 1936, architects Yuncken, Freeman & Griffiths designed the house at 4 Grant Avenue for Douglas Carnegie and his wife Margaret (who was to become an important collector of Australian art in the post war period). The garden was designed by Edna Walling.
The house initially had the address 2 Grant Avenue.
From c.1958, 4 Grant Avenue was the home of Baillieu Myer.

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Provenance

CreatorYuncken Freeman Architects Pty LtdRoleProvenance

Dates

Datec.1965-1967

Description Control

Source of Description4 Grant Avenue, Toorak Heritage Citation ReportPrevious System ID2018.0115.01468ClassificationYFA Job Number 350

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic prints

Subjects

Subject (Place)4 Grant Avenue, Toorak

Geolocation

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