Architecture
Late federation / Interwar Bungalow w Georgian & Queen Anne Influences
No 115 Petra Street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing, weatherboard and fibrous cement cladding with a hipped tiled roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. The front elevation is symmetrically composed with a full width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts. There is vertical a timber balustrade spans between the posts. There is a central door and hopper light and sidelights flanked with pairs of casement windows and hopper lights. The lower walls are weatherboard clad and the upper walls are clad in fibrous cement. The roofscape features a rendered brick.
History
1930 Price for painting front detached house. Particulars H. Gay, Petra-street, East Fremantle, 4 doors Canning-rd. (reference)
1930 Competent Junior Shorthand Typist, references, seeks employment, Fremantle, Perth. Miss R. Gay, 115 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1931 Ladies' and Children's Dresses and Coats made. Prices moderate. 115 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1932 Five White Leghorn Hens, laying. 12/6 lot. Unrelated Rooster. 4/. Jam Melons, 1/ dozen. 115 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1933 Chrysanthemums, large singles, red and gold, white, also pink button Plants, 3 for 1/, posted. M. Gay, 115 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1935 Bitumistic Paint (Mastico), 46 gallons in 8-gallon drums at reasonable offer. 115 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1936 Tables, 10/, one with drawer and castors. Another, lino. top, 12/6. Typewriter, old Smith Premier, 12/6. Gay. 115 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1943 Marriage on April 3, at the Baptist Church, East Fremantle, by Rev A. E. Holloway, Laurie Norman Meek, of Geraldton, WA, to Alice Ruth Mary (Ruth), second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gay, 115 Petra-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1953 Gas Stove, Conway Castle, £2/15/. 115 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
Residents
1926 - 1947: Gay, Herbert
