Toorak's 1908 trophy home Glyn sold

Toorak's 1908 trophy home Glyn sold
Jonathan ChancellorDecember 7, 2020

Corporate adviser, Jane Stuchberry has sold her restored six bedroom 1908 Toorak mansion, Glyn.

It was listed with $12 million plus hopes in May.

It was designed by architect Rodney Alsop in the arts and crafts style with gabled roofs, prominent eaves and artisan features.

There's ornate timberwork with Australian native flora motifs in the Kooyong Road home built for Sir Edward Miller, who was a founding shareholder in BHP.

Set on 2420 square metres of gardens, now with a tennis court and heated pool, Glyn was been offered through Kay & Burton agents Darren Lewenberg and Ross Savas.

It last traded at $5.1 million in 2003 when sold by recruiter Lorraine Tribe to Stuchberry and lawyer Andrew Fairley.

It prior owners included Joe and Zita Gersh and Mark and Shari Read too in the mid-1980s. 

This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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