ARCHITECTURE
Single storey stone corner shope and attached residence of Simple Free Classical with Georgian influences style, with decorated parapet.
No. 99 (previously was no. 189) King street is a single storey residence constructed in rendered masonry construction with a hipped tiled roof. The former corner shop has a skillion corrugated iron roof behind a parapet wall. The place is a Federation Free Classical style shop with a Federation Bungalow style attached residence. The shop has a classical derived parapet, a corner entry door and flanking shop windows. The canopy has been removed and the windows a have been replaced. The attached residence has rendered brick walls. The facade features a verandah supported on Tuscan columns set on brick piers. There is a central door flanked by a double hung sash window.
HISTORY
1905 Mrs. M. France, Begs to notify her numerous friends that she has taken over the business lately carried on by A. France, corner of King & Marmion Sts., East Fremantle, And trusts, by selling Groceries, Bran, Pollard, Etc. at Right Prices, to obtain your custom. Families Waited On Daily For Orders. (reference)
See more about the amazing Mary France in the Notable People section.
1944 Death at the residence of his daughter Mrs. John, 99 King-street, East Fremantle, Rev Clifford Erskine Meredith, late of Carisbrooke, 13 Nelson-street, South Fremantle, husband of the late Christina Millar Meredith and loving father of Ellen Bertha (Mrs. John) and Agnes Glencross (Mrs. Whittingham) and the late Clifford Henry Meredith; aged 85 years. (reference)
1945 Mrs. A. A. Gill. of 25 Forrest-street, Geraldton. has much pleasure in announcing the engagement of her twin daughter, Eileen Mary to Frederick Daniel Fogarty, youngest son of Mrs. F. S. Fogarty, 99 King-street, East Fremantle (reference)
1960 Theresa and Vincent Cunningham were milk vendors in East Fremantle for 30 yrs from 1958- 1988. They traded as VT & TD Cunningham and rented here with three children in 1960 before moving to Staton Road. (see Notable People)
RESIDENTS
1905 - 1916: France, Mrs. Miriam
1917 - 1932: France, Mrs. M.
1934 - 1936: Harrison, Mrs.
1936 - 1937: Lindberg, Andrew D.
1937 - 1938: Chadwick, Charles
1938 - 1940: Back, T.
1940 - 1945: John, Mrs Ellen B.
1960 Cunningham Vincent and Theresa—milk vendors
