ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War / Bungalow w/ Art Deco Influences
No 52 Dalgety Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered brick with a hipped tiled roof. It is a fine and eclectic expression of the Inter-War Art Deco style. Its key feature is a flat roofed entry porch on the corner. The porch is supported on Tuscan columns surmounted by a decorative gable. The front door is located on the corner and set deep in an alcove within stepped reveals. The remaining walls have casement and fixed light windows. The window on the north elevation has a flat roofed sunhood. The roofscape features a rendered chimney.
HISTORY
1935 Fremantle Rowing. Club fours over a half a mile course at Bicton were conducted by the Fremantle Rowing Club for trophies donated by the president of the club (Mr. R. S. Jeffrey’s) this afternoon. During the afternoon a new 'four' was christened K. T. F. Lewis in honour of a past captain of the club...Results-Third heat: J. Jeffreys... (reference)
1946 Death on November 21, at Subiaco, Alfred (Fred) Fry, loved uncle of Jean and Jack Jeffreys and great uncle of Lynette of 52 Dalgety-street East Fremantle. (reference)
1947 Birth at St. Helen's, on Saturday, September 27 to Jean and Jack Jeffreys, of 52 Dalgety street, East Fremantle—a daughter. Both well. (reference)
1951 Birth on March 24, at St. Helen's Hospital, to Jean and Jack Jeffreys, 52 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle—a son (Peter John). Both well. (reference)
“They had actually had 4 children, 3 girls and a boy. (The middle two are listed here.)
They had two dogs Rex (who probably has many descendants around the place from what I’m told ) and later on Boots.
My grandparents owned a shop and the garage (where Muzz Buzz was- demolished to make the new High St/Stirling highway interchange). My grandfather won a commonwealth medal and other family members were all prominent rowers. He died of a heart attack at the river, at a rowing meet where he was an official… My great grandparents also lived in east Freo”. Bree Bee, Facebook post 2022“Know it well, we lived in Irwin Street and our fathers worked together at Burns Philp”. Roger Smith.
RESIDENTS
1939 - 1941: Drysdale, Mrs Agnes F.
1941 - 1951 Jeffreys, John E.
