28 Staton Road — Streets of East Freo

ARCHITECTURE

Inter-War Bungalow Porch House w Arts & Crafts Influences

No 28 Staton Street is a single storey house constructed in limestone, tuck-pointed brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is a very fine expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. It is asymmetrically composed with a gable bay and a full width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on paired timber posts with decorative brackets. The timber fretwork spans between the paired posts. The main roof features a prominent gable and a smaller gable bay in front. The gables feature vents and weatherboard cladding. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by sidelights and paired double hung sash windows. The roof features ram’s horn finials and a set of tall rendered chimneys. The place sits on limestone foundations.

HISTORY

The photo of the Correia family, owners for the last 18 years and the current owners- is as follows (left to right) Back row: Andrew Lupton (son In-law), Rebecca Lupton Correia (daughter), Jet, (the dog), Lolita Correia (daughter), Dylan Piva (grandson). Middle row: Jill Rodrigues (sister in-law), Albert Rodrigues (brother), Angelina Correia Rodrigues (home owner), Johnny Correia (son), Gary Correia (son). Bottom row: Eden Correia (granddaughter), Ruby Correia (granddaughter) and Close Piva (granddaughter)

1925 Wedding on February 21st, Albert Thomas Wallwork and Amelia Bertha Kavanagh (Millie) were wed. (reference)
1926 Accident. The occupants of a motor car driven by Mrs. Douglas, of 28 Staton Road East Fremantle, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon. The car was crossing the intersection of High and Ord streets, Fremantle, when a tram car descending a steep hill in High-street crashed into it and pushed it along for nearly 19 yards. All of the occupants escaped without any injury, but the motor car was badly damaged. (reference)
1932 Friday Night Social. On Friday, April 8, a social was held at the residence of Miss T. Ethell, 28 Staton Road, East Fremantle, to further her candidature in the popular queen competition. (reference)
1933 Games And Players Of Long Ago. East Fremantle's greatness as a football club began before the present century. How the qualities which have made it famous were fashioned and built upon make an absorbing feature of the memories of the veteran head trainer, Tommy Lewis who has been with the club since 1889—the second season of its history. ...The club finished last that year, but in the next season. 1899, it was strengthened by the entry of brilliant juniors in Dolph Heindrichs, the late 'Hooky' Doig and Charles Wakeley. (reference)
1943 Elder brother, of Perth Magistrate W. J. Wallwork, L./Corporal Albert Wallwork, who has been missing since the fall of Singapore, has been officially reported prisoner of war in Malaya. Forty-six years of age, L/Corporal Wallwork went to Malaya with a transport unit. Before en-listing he was manager at Fremantle for the Richmond Brewing Co. Pty. Ltd. (reference)