May 2021
If this 1935 house in Brighton had survived a bit longer than c1988, it would have been put on #VictorianHeritageRegister as one of the most important examples of Bauhaus Modernism applied to a house in Victoria.
Designed by #GeoffreyMewton, when in partnership with #RoyGrounds, it won first prize of the ‘drawings or photographs’ section of the RVIA ideal home exhibition in 1936, and got a write up in Australian Home Beautiful the same month, but apart from that it wasn’t nearly as well known as other modern 30s projects.
It was white bricks, and initially only one bedroom with a den (George Stooke had just got married) but later got a room added in the left, probably a second or third bed, as seen in the 1950s photo by #PeterWille from @library_vic. The other images from the RVIA Journal.
George and Molly Stooke were my grandparents, I remember the house from visiting often as a young child. The living room was lovely and bright, with an established garden, featuring camellias. We have some of the arm chairs commissioned for the living room. I would love to see photos of the interior. Sam Stooke
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I would think only your family might have photos of the interior, eg a family gathering ? I’d love to see photos of the chairs !
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