ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War / California Bungalow
No 67 Irwin Street is a single storey house constructed in limestone, brick and rendered brick house with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is an expression of the California Bungalow style. There have been extensive additions to the place. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and s a gabled porch. The porch is supported on masonry columns set on limestone piers. A masonry balustrade spans between the piers. The porch roof extends over the gable bay. The gable bay features a set of casement windows. There is a central door flanked by a set of casement windows. The entry door has been relocated to a north addition. The lower walls are face brick and upper walls are rendered. The roofscape features finials.
HISTORY
1926 Death on June 19, at his late residence, 141 Duke street, East Fremantle. Frank, dearly beloved third son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Cloke, and brother of Charles, Jack, William, Albert, Ada and Edna Cloke; aged 23 years. (reference)
1939 Fremantle Mercantile Association. With one exception, matches played on- Saturday last in the Fremantle Mercantile Cricket Association were extremely closely contested. South Footballers and and North-East Fremantle achieved the rather unusual feat of tieing, with 110 runs each...Bowling A. Cloke (E. Fremantle) (reference)
1947 Death on April 6 at East Fremantle, Emma Cloke, fond mother and mother in-law of Edna and Michael. (reference)
1954 Deluge Of Entries In Our Free Titles Contest. Another terrific success was the free Titles contest conducted by The Sunday Times last week-end. There was a deluge of tens of Thousands of entries. They crammed the mailbox constantly. They piled into great bags in the office. Their postmarks covered a wide area of the State. Fifteen £1 prizes: Edna Cloke, 67 Irwin St., East Fremantle; (reference)
RESIDENTS
1936 - 1949: Cloke, William
