53 Staton Road — Streets of East Freo

ARCHITECTURE

Inter-War Bungalow w Arts & Crafts Influences

No 53 Staton Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is a fine expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. It is asymmetrically composed with a thrust gable bay and a part width return broken back roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on square rendered piers. A balustrade spans between the piers. The return verandah has been enclosed. The verandah terminates at thrust bays at both ends. The half-timbered gable bay features a set of casement windows under a tiled awning. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by sidelights and a set of casement windows. The roofscape features a rendered chimneys and finials. The lower walls are rendered and the upper walls are face brick.

HISTORY

1939 Vehicle Registration. 42827: M. D. Woods, 53 Staton-road, East Fremantle, Standard roadster. (reference)
1942 Divorce Court Criminal court at 10.30 am, before the Chief Justice and a Jury in chambers At 10.30 am, before Mr. Justice Dwyer. Nisi Prius At 11.30 am. before Mr. Justice Dwyer. (McMurray, Samuel) (reference)
1942 Marital Abandonment. Whether failure of a soldier to visit his home on leave can be classed as desertion was a point argued in the Divorce Court today, Counsel for Doris Gwendolen McMurray submitted that it could, if the failure to visit extended over a period of three years. (reference)
1949 Engagement. Joyce, only daughter of Mrs. F. Rothera, 53 Staton Road East Fremantle, and the late Mr. Fred Rothera, is engaged to Cedric, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Baskerville of Aurelian Street Palmyra. (reference)
1950 Marriage. The wedding of Joyce Winifred, daughter of Mrs. M. Rothera of Staton Road East Fremantle, to Cedric Edgar, eldest son of Mrs. M. Baskerville, took place on October 14 at Wesley Church. (reference)