ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War Arts & Crafts Bungalow
No 21 Stratford Street is a single storey house constructed in limestone, brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled 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 return hip roof verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts set over rendered piers. The posts feature decorative post brackets. The roof is dominated by a weatherboard clad gable. The gable bay sits in front of the main roof’s gable. The gable bay features, weatherboard cladding and casement windows under a sunhood. The entrance door is located on the south elevation under the return verandah. The roofscape features finials. The place sits on limestone foundations.
HISTORY
1922 Donald S. Greenwood married Elsie Elizabeth Elsegood (1900-1969), Fremantle.
1928 New cars. 9013: Westralian Distributors to Elsie Greenwood, Canning-road, East Fremantle, Morris-Cowley. (reference)
1934 The following penalties were imposed for breaches of the traffic regulations: Parking: Elsie Greenwood, 10/ each. (reference)
1935 Breach Of Licensing Act. Club Secretary Fined. The minimum penalty of £4, with 3/costs, was imposed on Donald Greenwood, secretary of the Buffalo Club, Fremantle, who was charged in the Fremantle police court yesterday, before Messrs. H. J. Craig, S.M., and F. Mann, J.P.. with having permitted Victor Dwyer and others, not at the time being members, to use the club premises, contrary to the Licensing Act... (reference)
1936 News Letter regarding ‘Young Grandmothers’ in Western Australia, to which Mrs. Elsie Greenwood, 21 Stratford St responded “My mother can certainly beat the Englishwoman's record, as a young grandmother, and I think she would be at least one of Western Australia's youngest grandmothers. When her grandson was born, she was 31 years and three months. Her name and address is Mrs. A. Maru of 17 Walter-street, East Fremantle. I remain Yours truly, E. Greenwood”… (reference)
1939 Seven men who admitted shop or street betting in the Fremantle Police Court yesterday: For having obstructed pedestrian traffic the following defendants were fined: Donald Greenwood (40), clerk (Beach-street, Fremantle)… (reference)
1950 Death on March 29 at Wooroloo, William Harold Lacey, of 143 Edmund street, Beaconsfield, husband of the late Elsie Lacey, and loving father of Lucy, Ada, Rose, Doris, Donald, Bill and Nell and loving pop of 17 grandchildren; aged 78 years, Loving brother-in-law of Ada and Alex Maru, uncle of Lal, uncle of May and Roy Corbett, great-uncle of Roy, uncle of Ciss and Don Greenwood, grand-father of Basil Jones. Sweet peace, old pal. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1931 - 1932: Greenwood, Mrs. Elsie
1933 - 1934: Greenwood, Mrs. Elsie & Lacey, W. "Wharoonga"
1935 - 1949: Greenwood, Mrs. Elsie
