ARCHITECTURE
Interwar Bungalow w Georgian Influences
No 59 Oakover Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable corrugated iron roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. It is symmetrically composed with a full width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts. A gabled roof is centrally located over the verandah. There is a central door flanked by replacement windows. The roofscape features a brick chimney.
HISTORY
1930 Houses, Etc., To Let. 59 Oakover-St., East Fremantle: Brick House, 4 rooms, vestibule, conveniences, 27/6 per week. (reference)
1932 Crossword Puzzle. No. 63 Competition. Continuation of Prize List. Well It's About Time, H.C. Cooling, 59 Oakover-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1936 Installation Of Sewerage. J.6952. House No. 59 Oakover-st., Fremantle. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1929 - 1930: McGibbon, James
1931 - 1932: McGibbon, James & Coates, Hector
1933 - 1936: McKinley, Alfred T.
1936 - 1938: Mullins, Frank
1938 - 1949: Waters, William H.
