6 Marmion Street

6 Marmion Street (map)

ARCHITECTURE

Late Victorian / Early Federation / Cottage with Queen Anne Influences & Art Deco Adaptations

No 6 Marmion Street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing, weatherboard and fibrous cement cladding with a hipped and gabled corrugated iron roof. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a gable thrust bay and part width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah has been predominantly filled in with a weatherboard addition. The addition features three windows. The gable bay features a double hung sash window with a sunhood over it. There is a central door set back in the verandah.

HISTORY

1935 Mrs. N. Banks recipe of Almond Biscuits receives an honorable mention in Sunday Times Activities in the Kitchen. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1909 - 1934: Banks, Edward T.

1934 - 1939: Banks, Mrs. Ellen

1939 - 1941: Sivyer, Mrs. Vera

1941 - 1949: O'Halloran, V. T.