ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War Bungalow Porch House w Federation Influences
No 15 Oakover Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick house with a hipped and gable corrugated iron roof. It is a fine expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. It is asymmetrically composed with a thrust gable bay and a part width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts with brackets set over piers. The half-timbered gable bay features casement windows and a sunhood. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by sidelights and a set of double hung sash windows. The roofscape features a brick chimney.
HISTORY
See the family history of the Cartwright and Bynon family that lived in this house from 1925 until 2002 under ‘May’ Johns in the Notable and Notorious section of this website.
RESIDENTS
1925 - 1939: Cartwright, James S.
1940 - 1941: Simm, William L.
1942 - 1949: Cartwright, James
1977- 2002: William Bynon family
