ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War Diagonal Plan Bungalow Porch House w Federation Influences
No 20 Oakover Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. The place is located on a corner lot that addresses both Oakover Street and Millenden Street. It is asymmetrically composed with a thrust gable bay and a part width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah terminates at gable bays on both street elevations. It is supported on Tuscan columns set over piers. A rendered balustrade spans between the piers. A gable roof is located on the south side of the verandah. The gable bays features casement windows under sunhoods. There is a central door flanked by sidelights and a set of casement windows. The roofscape features tall rendered chimneys and finials.
HISTORY
1935 Vehicle Change of Ownership. 18,773: D. Doig to E. E. Nixon, 20 Oakover-street, East Fremantle, Chevrolet. (reference)
1936 New Bobby Bear Club members. Kathleen Nixon, 20 Oakover-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1936 Birth on January 13, at their private residence, 20 Oakover-street, East Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nixon—a son (Jack). Both well. No visitors for seven days. (reference)
1942 Death on November 9, 1942, at his residence, Tambellup, Michael, dearly beloved brother of Jess, brother-in-law of Stan and fond uncle of Elsie and Alan (20 Oakover-street East Fremantle). (reference)
1948 Engagement. Lillian Elsie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Williams, 20 Oakover-street, East Fremantle, to George Anthony, third son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bridge, 244 Rutland-avenue, Carlisle. (reference)
1950 Silver Wedding Anniversary. Williams-Maniter: The son, daughter and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Williams have great pleasure in announcing the 25th Anniversary of their parents' Wedding, which took place at Baptist Church, Albany, on September 4, 1925. Present address, 20 Oakover-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1934 - 1937: Nixon, J.
1938 - 1939: Young, William S.
1940 - 1943: Fowler, Thomas
1944 - 1950: Williams, George Stanley
