14 Irwin Street

14 Irwin Street (map)

ARCHITECTURE

Late Federation / Inter-War, Bungalow with Federation Influences

No 14 Irwin Street is a single-storey house constructed in rendered brick with a hipped and gable corrugated iron roof. It is a good expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and a part-width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on Tuscan columns. The gable bay features a set of casement windows under a sunhood.

HISTORY

1933 English Rover, large model, Bosch magneto. £40, spare parts, £25 cash. 14 Irwin-st.,East Fremantle. (reference)

1940 Houses And Land Wanted. East Fremantle, near school and tram: ¼ -acre Block wanted. cash. Apply 14 Irwin-st., East Fremantle. (reference)

1954 Street Betting Fines. Frederick George Foster (36) of Howard-street, Fremantle... (reference)

1954 Death on Aug 17 At Fremantle, George Smith of 14 Irwin-street. East Fremantle husband of the late Josephine Smith, dearly loved father of Flo (Mrs. F. C. Foster), Ethel (Mrs. C. Wood). Olive (Mrs. W. Flindell) and the late Lily (Mrs. G. Ingraham), Nellie and Jack and fond grandfather of 16 grand children and 30 great-grand children: aged 85 years. Funeral, Fremantle Cemetery. Loved father of Flo, father-in-law of Fred, loving grandfather of Doreen and Clem Richardson, Peg and Ted Moore. Linda and Bill Rales (Melb.) and Flin and Helen Foster. A grand old gentleman at rest. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1933 - 1934: Finlay -

1934 - 1937: MacKenzie, James F.

1937 - 1939: Bradley, Mrs Nora

1939 - 1941: Turner, Ken

1941 - 1945: Smith, George & Foster, Frederick

1946 - 1955: Foster, Frederick

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