118 Marmion Street

118 Marmion Street (map)

ARCHITECTURE

Late Interwar, Bungalow Porch House w Arts & Crafts Influences

No. 118 (previously was no. 187) Marmion street is a single storey house constructed in 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 part width skillion roofed porch. The porch is supported stout piers. A masonry balustrade spans between the piers. The thrust bay features a bay window with casement windows. There is a central door flanked by a set of casement windows. The windows are double hung sashes with multi panes in the top sashes. The roofscape features a rendered chimney and finials. The lower walls are face brick and upper walls are rendered.

HISTORY

1928 To Let. Fremantle, 6 rooms, Carnac-st., 25/. Worley, Marmion-st., near Allen-st. Key with Rocke, agent. (reference)

1948 City of Fremantle Tennis tournament. F. Worley v Jenkins… (reference)

1948 The marriage of Thelma Joyce, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams, of 4 Rankin-road Shenton Park, to George Owen, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Worley, of 118 Marmion-street, East Fremantle will take place at Christchurch, Claremont today, at 5.30 p.m. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1921: Vacant

1922 - 1923: Carroll, James

1924 - 1949: Worley, Frederick Arthur

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