42 May Street

42 May Street (map)

ARCHITECTURE

Gabled Federation Bungalow

No 42 May Street is a single-storey house constructed in rendered brick with a corrugated iron roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. It is asymmetrically composed with a full-width return hip roofed verandah supported on timber posts and timber balustrade. There is a central door and casement windows with hoppers. 

HISTORY

1927 Baby competition. Peter John Hill, 42 May-street, East Fremantle, 7 months. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1920: Hibburt, William R. "Aroha"

1921 - 1941: William, John Hill

1941 - 1949: I. M. Barras

2004-2011: John and Perri Pires

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