ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War, Californian Bungalow
No 46 Fortescue Street is a single storey house constructed in limestone brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust bay and a hipped roofed entry porch. The half-timbered porch is supported on square columns set on limestone piers. A masonry balustrade spans between the piers.
HISTORY
1939 House Ransacked. While the occupants were away between 1 p.m. and midnight on Saturday a thief entered the home of Arthur Charles Cubitt in Fortescue-street, East Fremantle, by breaking a side window and releasing the catch. The house was ransacked, and property, including a watch, jewellery, clothing and £5 in money, was stolen The full value of the stolen property is about £30. (reference)
1947 Death on June 10, suddenly, at his residence, 46 Fortescue-street, East Fremantle. Arthur C. Cubitt, dearly beloved husband of Daisy Cubitt and loved father of Graham; aged 55 Years. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1936 - 1947: Cubitt, Arthur
1947 - 1949: Cubitt, Mrs Daisy
