ARCHITECTURE
Late Interwar, Bungalow Porch House
No 73 Irwin Street is a single storey house constructed in painted brick and rendered brick with a hipped tiled roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Porch style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust bay and a hip roofed porch. The porch is supported on masonry piers. A steel balustrade spans between the piers. The porch roof extends over the thrust bay to act as a sunhood. The thrust bay features a set of casement windows. There is a central door flanked by a set of casement windows. There is a garage attached to the north side of the house. The roofscape features a rendered chimney and finials.
HISTORY
1939 For Sale. Pram, clean, in good condition. £1/15/. 73 Irwin-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1939 To Let. East Fremantle: Modern Home, part furnished, 3 months, from June 1. 25/ to approved tenant. Apply 73 Irwin-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1939 Car registered. 21465: A. R. Fullston, 73 Irwin-street. East Fremantle- International truck. (reference)
1941 Wanted To Buy. Child’s Tin Pram, In-good order, O'Connor, 73 Irwin-st. East Fremantle. (reference)
1950 Public Notices. We Clifford Curnow Bennett of 73 Irwin Street East Fremantle and Garnet Kingsley Somes of 21 College Road Claremont trustees hereunto authorised by the Western Australian Ice and Cold Storage Association Do Hereby Give Notice that we are desirous that such Association should be incorporated under the provisiors of the Associations Incorporation Act 1895.
1. Name Of Institution: The Western Australian Ice and Cold Storage Association.
2. Object Of Association: The protection advancement and furtherance of the interest of the Ice and Cold Storage Industry of Western Australia and of the interests of the members of the Association
3.Where Situated Or Established: at Warwick House. St. George's Terrace Perth
4.Names Of Trustees: Clifford Curnow Bennett of 73 Irwin Street East Fremantle Garnet Kíngsley Somes of 21 College Road Claremont... (reference)
RESIDENTS
1939 - 1944: O'Connell, W. M.
1945 - 1949: Bennett, Cliff C.
