| LOCATION |
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| Address |
120 Kensington Road TOORAK GARDENS |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Burnside Council |
| Polygon Type |
P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Burnside War Memorial Hospital (former dwelling 'Attunga', Fence, Gates & Garden) |
| Registered Name |
Dwelling - 'Attunga' |
| Significance |
Now part of the Burnside War Memorial Hospital, the elegant Edwardian residence formerly known as 'Attunga', with its park-like garden and boundary fence to Giles Street and Kensington Road, is historically significant as one of the few remaining examples in Adelaide of a large house in its original garden setting dating from the early Edwardian period.
The house, built in 1900, is of considerable architectural significance, representing a substantially intact example of the work of notable Adelaide architect F W Dancker. The building maintains the overall stylistic form of the period, particularly in the entrance hall with its surviving original floor and ceiling finishes and door furniture.
The layout of the formal garden and remnants of the early planting represent a physical record of the tastes and interests of Adelaide during the early twentieth century. The fence and gates are a fine example of the Art Nouveau form of design, not often found in South Australia. [Adapted from: McDougall & Vines, Conservation Plan of Attunga, 120 Kensington Road, Toorak Gardens, October 1997]
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| Subject Index |
Residential - Large House; Miscellaneous - Fence, Gate or Wall; Parks, gardens and trees - Garden |
| Class |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
28-MAY-1987 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Burnside |
| State Heritage ID |
12764 |
| Heritage Number |
8412 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5859/365 F141069 A8 |