ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War California Bungalow
No 17 Dalgety Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered brick with a hipped and gabled corrugated iron roof. It is a fine expression of the Inter-War California Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and a half-timbered gabled entry porch. The porch is set on rusticated piers with a masonry balustrade. There is a central door flanked by casement windows. The thrust bay features a bay window under a sunhood. The roofscape features rendered chimneys.
HISTORY
1930 Missy Marjorie Payne, teacher of singing and voice production, 17 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, announces that she resumes tuition on Monday next, January 20. (reference)
1930 A fete at the Fremantle Central Methodist Mission in aid of the Sisterhood Fund and the Mission furnishings was opened last night by his Excellency the Governor (Sir William Campion). The Governor... inspected a guard of honour formed by a squad of members of the Boys' Brigade under Captain F. W. Payne. (reference)
1930 Funeral. The Friends of the late Mr. Robert Randel Payne (Bob)...The Funeral will leave the residence of his brother, Mr. F. W. Payne, "Delpre," 17 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1944 For rent. Clean Unfurnished House, 3 adults, 4-5 rooms, central Albany. Apply Mrs. F. E. Fletcher, 17 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1952 Death. Passed away at Newcastle, Beatrice Louisa Wood, of 17 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, beloved wife of Clifton Loris Wood, mother of Mary and Lorie, mother-in-law of Jack and Barbara, grandmother of Terence, John and David. (reference)
1952 East Fremantle. 17 Dalgety-street. Will be offered by Auction with Vacant Possesion, on Thursday, 13th November, at 3,p.m… A fine brick and tile home, just off Canning-highway with porch, ball lounge, dining room, 3 bedrooms bathroom kitchen, garage and usual conveniences. (reference)
1954 the Will of Beatrice Louisa Wood formerly of Mosman near Sydney In the State of New South Wales temporarily of Bowman Street Swansea in the said State but late of 17 Dalgety Street East Fremantle, in the State of Western Australia, married woman deceased—Probate of the Will granted by the Supreme Court of Western Australia to Clifton Loris Wood and Mary Joyce Shine (in the Will shown Mary Joyce Wood)...(reference)
RESIDENTS
1929: Payne, FW
1931 - 1932: Locke, Alton
1933 - 1940 : Moncur, J. O.
1940 - 1944: Wood, Cliff L.
1945 - 1946: Fletcher, Mrs.
1947 - 1949: Woods, C. L.
