ARCHITECTURE
Interwar, California Bungalow
No 80 Irwin Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is a typical expression of the California Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust bay and a half gabled porch. The porch is supported on stout piers. A masonry balustrade runs between the piers. There is a central door flanked by sets of casement and fixed light windows. The porch roof extends over windows to act as sunhoods. The thrust bay features a set of casement windows. The lower walls are face brick and upper walls rendered. The roofscape features a rendered chimney.
HISTORY
Research on the history of this property is currently under way by the Museum of Perth in partnership with the Town of East Fremantle. If you have any stories or information about this property, please contribute it in the comments below.
1947 Ladies' Bowls Abbott Trophy Bridgetown. Considerable interest was shown in the recent ladies' bowling event. In the handicap pairs competition for the Mrs. Walter Abbott's trophy, the winners proved to be Mrs. Salvair and Mrs. Machim. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1939 - 1940: Vacant
1940 - 1949: Abbott, Walter bt repr
