ARCHITECTURE
No 40 Allen Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered brick with a hipped and gabled tiled roof. It is a good expression of the Inter-War California Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a gable thrust bay and part width gable roofed verandah. The verandah is set on rendered piers with a rendered balustrade. There is an offset entry door flanked by sidelights and a set of three casement windows. The roofscape is an important feature of the house with sweeping half-timbered gables.
The place retains its basic form and its details.
HISTORY
1936 Rowing. Fremantle Club's Dinner. Fifty years have elapsed since the Fremantle Rowing Club was founded, and to mark such an occasion a dinner will be held at the Cabin Tearooms, High-street, Fremantle, on Thursday next, at 7.30 p.m. Among those who have accepted invitations to be present are the Chief Secretary (Mr. W. H. Kitson, M.L.C.), and the Mayor of Fremantle (Mr. F. E. Gibson). A large number of old members have been notified of the dinner and most of them have signified their intention of being present. Unfortunately the addresses of all of them are not on record, and the secretary, Mr. K. T. Lewis, of 40 Allen-street, East Fremantle, would be pleased if old members who have not received an invitation would communicate with him or with the president (Mr. S. Jeffreys). (reference)
1939 Birth on September 4, at St. Helen's, East Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. K. T. F. Lewis, of 40 Allen-street—a son. Both well. (reference)
1944 Birth on August 29, at St Helen's, East Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lewis, of 40 Allen street—a son (Roger Ford). Both well. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1935 - 1949: Lewis, Ken T.
Ken Lewis was part of the Fremantle Rowing club. (Reference)
