ARCHITECTURE
Federation / Domestic Carpenter Georgian
No. 83 (previously was no. 161) King street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing and weatherboard cladding with a corrugated iron roof.
HISTORY
1913 161 King-street, East Fremantle. Dear Auntie Nell, I am sending you in my fairy story, which I hope will gain a prize, although I did not succeed in the 'nation' puzzle. I am in the fifth standard at school, which is in East Fremantle. In December we are halving a concert, which I think will take place at the Victoria Hall, and I am acting as a nurse. I must now close, hoping to. obtain a prize. Wtlh love, I remain, your loving niece, Kathleen McGiffin, aged 11. (reference)
1932 Died on April 4, at the Fremantle Hospital, Kathleen, beloved wife of Arthur Robert Weldon, of corner Adrian and Marmion streets, Palmyra, and loving daughter of William and Catherine McGiffin, of 161 King-street, East Fremantle; aged 28 years. (reference)
1932 Mr. and Mrs. W. McGiffin, of 161 King-street, East Fremantle, desire to express their sincere and heartfelt THANKS to all friends for kind acts, beautiful floral tributes and written and verbal communications of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement. Especially are they grateful to the doctors and nurses of the Fremantle Hospital, and the brothers and sisters of the Good Endeavour Tent, No. 4, I.O.R. (reference)
1939 The Friends of the late Mr. William McGiffin are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Church of England portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. The Funeral will leave his late residence, 161 King-street. East Fremantle (reference)
RESIDENTS
1912 - 1940: McGiffin, William
1940 - 1945: McGiffen, Mrs. Catherine
