ARCHITECTURE
Late Victorian / Early Federation / Georgian Influences
No. 56 (previously was no. 132) Duke Street is a single-storey house constructed in random course limestone and brick with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a central door and hopper light flanked by side lights and windows. The facade features a full-width bull-nose roofed verandah on timber posts over a timber floored verandah.
The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb.
HISTORY
1913 Birth on February 16, at 132 Duke-street, East Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Francis—a son. Both well. (reference)
1913 Pastry cook Samuel Frampton baked at this address.
1916 AIF Samuel Frampton(Regimental number 2405) Occupation Master Baker, 56 Duke St, East Fremantle, Single, Age at embarkation 31. Next of kin Mr. Peter John Frampton.
1919 Auction: Residence and Bakehouse. 132 Duke-street, East Fremantle. Lot 505 and half 504 of Swan Loc. 71 on deposited plan 2231, Certificate of Title, Vol. 218, Folio, 142 having a frontage of 91.5 links to Duke-street, area 32 perches. The Improvements comprise a Modern and Well Built Stone House of 4 rooms, kitchen, bathroom, f. and b. verandahs, wash house, built in copper, electric light, sewered, also a Stone Bake House, with good oven and W. B. Store room, entirely separate from the residence with r.o.w. between. Let at Residence 15s; Bakehouse, 12s.6d. per week. (reference)
From 1921 - 1949, Baker Percy Saunders had a bakehouse running the length of the block, and by horse and cart, delivered his bread to most of East Fremantle. He was the President of the Master Baker’s Association of Western Australia and had a ‘Gentlemen’s smoking room’ at a small adjoining building (58).
1934 The engagement is announced of Mary, only daughter of Mrs. E. Worth and the late Mr. E. Worth, of 36 Pearse-street, North Fremantle, to Kenneth Stanley, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. P. Saunders, of 132 Duke-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1936 Mr. and Mrs. P. Saunders, of 132 Duke-street, East Fremantle, wish to announce the engagement of their third daughter, Elsie, to Leslie, second son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Haskell, of 30 Gill-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1936 Enrollment in Australian Army by Kenneth Stanley Saunders, Number - 249742; Date of birth - 26 April 1911: (reference)
1947 Death on April 13, 1947, at Fremantle, Kenneth Stanley Saunders, beloved fourth son of Percy and Maud Saunders, of 56 Duke Street, East Fremantle, loved brother of Allan William (Dick), Catherine (Mrs. A. Aberle), Albert (Ted), Violet (Mrs. H. Whitmore), Elsie (Mrs. L.Haskell), Jessie (Mrs. G. Moysey) and Jean (Mrs. F. Margetts), and fond brother-in-law of Jenness, Kathleen, Alfred, Topsy, Howard, Leslie, George and Fred; aged 35 years. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1909 - 1911: Scott, Robert K.
1912: Boylan, Robert
1913: Francis, Thomas C.
1914: Titcombe, Albert H.
1915 - 1916: Beckwith, James H.
1917 - 1918: Nestor, Robert H.
1919: Treloar, Matthew M.
1920: Glassett, Mrs. Frances M.
1921 - 1949: Saunders, Christopher J. P.
