ARCHITECTURE
No 33 Allen Street is a single storey house constructed in tuck pointed brick and rendered bands with a hipped and gabled corrugated iron roof. It is fine expression of the Federation Filigree style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a full width, return bull-nose roofed verandah. The verandah is set on turned timber posts with a timber filigree frieze. There is a central door flanked by thrust bays. The thrust bays feature pairs of double hung sash windows. Half-timbered gables are located over each thrust bay. The roofscape features a pair of chimneys with rendered caps.
HISTORY
1926 Funeral. The Friends of the late Mr. James Robert Sinclair, Postmaster, of Fremantle, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta. The Funeral will leave his late residence, 33 Allen-street, East Fremantle...Mourners include-Loyal Westralian Lodge, No. 18, W.A.C., Postmasters' Association, West Perth Football Club, W.A.F.L. The Members of the above Club are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of late Mr. James R. Sinclair, father of our vice-captain, Mr. Donald C. Sinclair....The Argonauts, Fremantle Group,.East Fremantle Bowling Club, Fremantle District Cricket Club… (reference)
1928 Birth on April 23, at Nurse Bathgate's Private Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dorsett, of 33 Allen-street East Fremantle—a daughter. Both well. (reference)
1928 Car transfer. 2947: From Alice Herman to Edward R. Scott, 33 Allen-street, Fremantle. (reference)
1931 Football Prize to Fremantle of 2000 odd entries In last week's football competition that sent in by Keith Payne, 33 Allen-street, East Fremantle, has been adjudged the winner. He will be forwarded a cheque for £3 3s... The winner showed sound judgement in assessing the relative merits of the two teams... (reference)
Read more about Captain Eric John Barron and his family who lived in this house from 1933-1938 under our Notable people section. Barron served in the Merchant Navy during WW1 before obtaining a Master’s certificate in Newcastle NSW. After a tragic accident he relocated to WA where he lived in East Fremantle the rest of his life. He was called up again during WW2 to serve with the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserves (RANVR) as Captain of the HMAS Warrnambool and HMAS Kybra
1935 Car transfer. 14107: McCullough and Neil to E. J. Barron, 33 Allen-street, East Fremantle, Ford. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1919: Leunig, Charles
1920 - 1925: Cooper, Alex C.
1926: Sinclair, James Robert (postmaster)
1927 - 1932: Scott, Edward
1933 - 1938: Barron, Eric J.
1938 - 1942: Murphy, Hubert
