18 Irwin Street

18 Irwin Street (map)

ARCHITECTURE

Inter-War / Bungalow Porch house w Arts & Crafts Influences

No 18 Irwin Street is a single storey house constructed in painted brick and rendered brick with a corrugated iron roof. It is a good expression of the Inter-War Bungalow. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a pair of prominent gable roofs. The south half-timbered gable bay features a bay window with casements. The entry door is located on the south elevation under an entry porch. The porch is supported on timber posts.

HISTORY

1939 Lost And Found. Lost. East Fremantle, between bridge and lrwin-st., late Friday night, Handbag. Reward. 18 Irwin-st, East Fremantle. (reference)

1949 Poultry. First year crossbred Hens, 3½ pairs, laying, 14/- pair. Also few prime roosters. 18 Irwin-st., East Fremantle. (reference)

1949 Death on July 15, 1949, at Perth, William Henry, the dearly loved husband of Charlotte Warman, loving father of Nellie and Cyril. At rest. (reference)

1951 Three pairs mixed Hens, first year, 16/ pair. 18 Irwin-st., East Fremantle. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1931 - 1941: Lampard, Edgar M.

1941 - 1943: Taplin, Mrs. Evelyn C.

1944 - 1946: Warman, Mrs. Nellie & Bishop, Harry

1947 - 1949: Warman, Mrs. Nellie

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