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Blake's House Perth-Fremantle Road

c. 1898
Overview

A weatherboard house on the south-west corner of Bay View Terrace and the Perth-Fremantle Road, Claremont. Both roads are still sandy. Bush on council block. On the north-west corner is a man and a bicycle alongside a post and rail wire fence.

Historical information

The house was owned by real estate agent Harry Blake. The Perth-Fremantle Road was renamed Stirling Highway in 1931 after the first Governor of Western Australia, Admiral Sir James Stirling. The house became a boarding house in the 1920s. Cedar house was built behind in the 1930s. The foundations of house became part of Richard's Electrical Shop 310 Stirling Highway, Claremont (c.1985). The building is occupied by Mobila (2024).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--75-31
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Social History
Material
Photographic Paper
Inscriptions and markings

On rear [A.R. Wright].

Year
c. 1898
Links to additional resources
Claremont Museum.
Copyright category
Date of creation +70 years
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Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Harry Blake's House c.1898
Corner of Bay View Terrace and Perth-Fremantle Road
Source: Claremont Museum 75.31

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