28 Windsor Road

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ARCHITECTURE

Federation Bungalow w Queen Anne Features

No 28 Windsor Road is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is a fine expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. The additions were carried out to the place in 1994. It is asymmetrically composed with a full width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts set over piers. The verandah terminates on a gabled bay on the north elevation. The front elevation features a prominent gabled roof, a set of casement windows and a corner suite. The entry door is located on the north elevation under the return verandah. The lower walls are face brick and the upper walls rendered. The roofscape features rendered chimneys and finials.

HISTORY

1932 Aren’t They lucky! ...10 Prizes at £10 Each... Mrs. W. Clements, 28 Windsor Road, East Fremantle. (reference)

1946 Death on April 22, at Hollywood, John Henry Thomas Murphy, No. 5631, Chief E.R.A., R.A.N., and 28 Windsor-road, East Fremantle, dearly beloved husband of Edith, beloved father of Norma and Judith; aged 49 years. (reference)

1946 Mrs. Edith Murphy and Daughters, of 28 Windsor-road, wish to thank all kind friends and relatives for floral tributes, telegrams, letters, cards and personal expressions of sympathy in the sad loss of their loved husband and father. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1929 - 1937: Clements, William F.

1937 - 1940: Durack, Mrs. Imelda

1940 - 1949: Murphy, John H.

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