172, Oak Tree Lane

This is a house built in 1907 by W. Alexander Harvey for G.H. Archibald, on the Bournville Estate. It is constructed primarily of English bond red brick, with some tile hanging and a timber-framed porch. The roof is tiled, with gabled ends, a brick dentil eaves cornice, and decorative verge details. Brick stacks are present, featuring brick corbelling and arched panels.

The house is L-shaped, incorporating a porch and stairhall in the southeast corner, two main rooms in the west wing with a verandah facing the garden, and service rooms in the east wing. The architectural style is Domestic Revival.

The asymmetrical elevations feature a timber-framed porch in the southeast corner, with a small gabled dormer above and casement windows to either side. Gable ends have a canted oriel window on the east side and a canted two-story bay window on the south side, both with tile hanging. The west garden front has a continued roofline extending to a verandah supported by timber posts and exposed beams. Large canted bay windows flank a central stack that rises through the verandah roof, with two gabled dormers to the left. A single-story outhouse with a hipped roof is attached to the north side on the left, and a later single-story addition with a flat roof is present to the right. Windows are wooden mullioned with iron casements, ornate wrought-iron catches, and leaded panes.

Inside, the drawing room has a modillion cornice, an inglenook with built-in settles, and a bolection moulded chimney breast. The panelled dining room also has a bolection chimney breast. The hall features panelled doors with leaded glass top panels, a chimney breast, and an open-well staircase with a closed string, turned balusters, and a moulded handrail that ramps up to square newels.