6A and 6B Glyde Street — Streets of East Freo

ARCHITECTURE

Late Victorian / Early Federation / Terraces w Simple Regency Influences

No. 6 (previously was no. 18) Glyde street is a pair of two storey town houses constructed in limestone and rendered brick with a low pitched metal deck skillion roof. It is a fine example of a pair of Federation period houses. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a two storey full width bullnose roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts with post brackets. The ground floor level verandah has a concrete and tiled floor while the upper level has a timber floor. The upper floor has a simple timber balustrade. The front doors have hopper lights and are located adjacent to the party wall. The doors are flanked by double hung sash windows. The windows and doors have decorative rendered architraves. A parapet rises above the verandah roofline.

HISTORY

AIF 1914, Enlistment papers for Arthur Brier Sweeny. Grocer’s assistant, single and aged 18. His father was Samuel Sweeny of 18 Glyde Street… NAA Record AIF Record

1918 Death of William Hart’s wife, Sarah Jane Hart (47) August 26, 1918, at 18 Glyde street, East Fremantle. Daughters—Mabel, Jessie, and Gwendoline Hart. (reference)
1920 Photo Gladys Olsen, later to be resident at 18 Glyde Street is pictured as the second maid of honour at a wedding at St Patrick’s Church Fremantle on July 28th 1920. Gladys is seated on the far right in the photograph. She would, in 1928, become the mother of ‘Baby Howie’ seen Notable People. Her mother was Nora Olsen. (reference)
1930 Death on August 15, at the Fremantle Hospital, Nora Catherine Olsen, widow of the late Albert Olsen, of 58 (sic) Glyde-street, East Fremantle, and loving mother of Gladys (Mrs. G. Howie), Dorothy (Mrs. W. Wells), and Albert, Arnold, Harold and Laurence Olsen; aged 59 years. (reference)
1939 Engagement of Ida Grace, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Kjellgren, of 6 Glyde-street, East Fremantle, to Walter, only son of Mrs. A. Wormley and the late Mr. W. S. Bloy, of Grimsby. Lincs., England. (reference)
1946 Engagement of Ida Grace Kjellgren of 6 Glyde Street, East Fremantle, to Ernest Albert. younger son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Martin of Spearwood. (reference)
1949 Birth of a son, Len, August 22, at K.E.M.H., to Eileen and Jim Guppy, of 6 Glyde-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1949 Tenders invited for the purchase of 2, 4 and 6 Glyde-street, East Fremantle: pair of stone 2-storey houses. (reference)