Fleming House

This 1902 Victorian home was built for David Fleming, a millwright at McNair’s Shingle Mill. At the time, McNair lived around the corner at 630 Princess and was known as the “Shingle King of North America.” This house features whole courses of shingles with a decorative circular pattern and fretwork in the gable. The builder, William Cline, constructed over a dozen homes in 1902-04, including 616, 727, 732 and 745 Princess.
In the late 1930s, when this street became the centre of Vancouver’s Jewish community, Rose Rothstein was the owner of this house.

In 2004, this home was restored to a colour scheme authentic to its era with the help of a VHF True Colours grant, and re-roofed with the help of a VHF Restore It grant. An infill dwelling was constructed at the rear of the site (643 E Georgia St). The Fleming House also received an Interpretive Heritage Plaque in 2004 from the City of Vancouver.

Source

City of Vancouver, VHF Files, Vancouver Building Permits

More information

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20040520/ph1.htm