Architecture
Interwar Bungalow Porch House w Federation Influences
No 131 Petra Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a gable tiled roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Porch style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and a part width hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on Tuscan columns sitting on square piers. The gable bay features a set of casement windows under a sunhood. There is a centrally located front door which is flanked by casement windows.
History
1934 East Fremantle.—Brick residence, Petra street, £732 (for R. Ashton); additions to premises, Canning-road (Hart's Garage); additions to residence, Fraser-street, £110 (S. Payne). (reference)
1951 Death on Aug. 12, suddenly, Joan, beloved wife of Arthur Ritchie, of 135 Petra-street, East Fremantle, loving mother of Dennis, and loved daughter of Roger and Annie Aston (East Fremantle); aged 24 years. ...The Funeral will leave the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Aston, 131 Petra-street, East Fremantle... (reference)
Residents
1935 - 1949: Ashton, Rod
