ARCHITECTURE
Federation Terrace w Georgian / Regency Influences
Nos 29-31 Staton Street are a pair of single storey houses constructed in limestone and brick with an ‘M’ format corrugated iron roof. It is a fine expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The place has been restored. It is asymmetrically composed with a full width return curved roof verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts. There are front doors either side of the party wall. The doors are flanked by single pane double hung sash windows. The roofscape features tall rendered chimneys. The walls are limestone with brick quoins.
HISTORY
1905 Threatened Litigation. Messrs Burt and Stone wrote, on behalf of Mrs Eva Bampton, complaining that the formation of certain gutters by the council had caused storm waters to run on her land and under her house. (reference)
1923 Competitive Examination. Ethel Sutton won a place at Perth Modern School by performing well in a competitive examination. (reference)
1932 Recipe. Mrs. D. M. Brown of 29 Staton Road shared a number of her recipes in the local paper. (reference)(reference)
1934 Death on April 19, Charlotte Purvis, beloved mother of Mrs. E. Sutton, 29 Staton Road, East Fremantle and grandma of Joan, Robert and Davis. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1909 - 1913: Bampton, Mrs. Eva
1914: Tyson, Herbert
1915: Neave, William P.
1916 - 1922: Levine, Victor
1924 - 1925: Spice, Mrs. Flora
1926: Wilshire, George
1927 - 1928: Mellowship, George
1929 - 1934: Brown, Thomas
1934 - 1935: Sutton, Mrs. Ethel
1935 - 1941: Grewer, Mrs. Alice
1941 - 1949: Gruer, Mrs. Noreen
