ARCHITECTURE
Federation, Gable Terrace w Gothic Influences
No. 73 (previously was no. 151) Sewell street is a pair of single story cottages constructed in rendered and painted masonry with a pair of gabled corrugated iron roofs. The gables have decorative treatment. It is a good expression of a duplex in the Federation Bungalow style. The pair is symmetrically planned with entry doors equally offset from the party wall. The doors are flanked by windows. No 73 has a full width awning and render is painted. No 75 has a full width bull-nosed verandah. There are additions to the rear.
HISTORY
1919 - 1920 William and Edith Wauhop lived here (see Notable People section)
1912 The Friends of Mr. Frank Wallington Mofflin, of Messrs. Elder, Shenton and Co., Fremantle, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late dearly-beloved infant son, William Sutherland, to the place of interment, the Church of England portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. (reference)
1916 Auction. March 23…Piano, furniture, etc., at 151 Sewell-st., East Fremantle… (reference)
1918 The Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wauhop are respectfully invited to follow the remains of their late dearly-beloved youngest daughter, Dorothy Ellen, to the place of interment, the Church of Christ portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. (reference)
1929 Arrival of Giant Zeppelin’s Return to America… Messrs. Don Greenwood and Jack Delroy, of 151 Sewell-street, East Fremantle, write:“Last night I had the thrill of my wireless life: the announcer went on to say that he was switching over to the Los Angeles Municipal Airport, where his company was broadcasting the arrival of the Graf Zeppelin…’’ (reference)
1930 Golden Wedding. Wedding on October 14, 1880, at St. Mary's Cathedral, Perth, by the late Monsignor Burke, William John Gurney, of Perth, to Maria Batty, of York. Present address, 151 Sewell-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1934 For Rent. East Fremantle, 151 Sewell-street: S.D. Brick House, three rooms, kitchen and bathroom, 14/ per week. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1909 - 1913: Mofflin, Frank W.
1914 - 1915: Hopkin, William L.
1916: Williams, Mrs. J.
1917: Whitford, William
1918: Williams, Mrs. Julia
1919 - 1920: Wauhop, William
1921: Stewart, James Robert
1922 - 1923: Cooper, William J.
1924: Ernshaw, William
1925: Turner, Stan
1926 - 1927: Marshall, Robert
1928 - 1932: Greenwood, Donald
1933 - 1935: Vacant
1935 - 1938: Caple, Arthur
1938 - 1940: Caple, Walter J.
1940 - 1942: Vacant
1942 - 1949: Anderson, Mrs. Myrtle
