ARCHITECTURE
Federation / Domestic Carpenter
No. 16 (previously was no. 42) Sewell street ‘Broadford’, is a single story cottage constructed in timber framing and weatherboard cladding with a hipped and gabled corrugated iron roof. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a gabled thrust bay and part width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts. A St Andrew’s cross balustrade spans between the posts. There is a central door flanked by a double hung sash window. The gable bay features a pair of windows with a sunhood over it.
HISTORY
1921 Funeral. The Friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Carroll of 42 Sewell street East Fremantle, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of their late dearly beloved infant son, Gordon James, to the place of interment the Church of England Cemetery, Fremantle. The Funeral will leave their residence 42 Sewell-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1941 Death on August 22, at Fremantle, John McMillan, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth McMillan, of ‘Broadford’, 16 Sewell street, East Fremantle, and fond guardian of William H. Mayer, of 8 King street, East Fremantle; aged 85 years. (reference)
1941 Funeral. The friends of the late Mr. John McMillan, of Broadford, 16 Sewell-street, East Fremantle, are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Presbyterian portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. (reference)
1949 Mr. and Mrs. C. Zappara, of 16 Sewell-street, East Fremantle, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Mary Josephine, to John. second son of Mrs. M. A. Rowe, 14 Sewell-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1909 - 1911: Vernon, Andrew
1912: Murrie, William
1913 - 1918: McMillan, John
1919 - 1922: Carroll, Edward J.
1923 - 1943: McMillan, John
1944 - 1945: Gulley, Mrs. Eliza
1946 - 1949: Cutts, Mrs. Isabel
1949-52- Zappara, Constantino
