Address: 735 Queens Avenue
Built: 1906
1912 householder: Henry Dibble, accountantThis building is gone! It was demolished around 2018 and the property is now (2024) an empty, fenced lot. For the record, here is a description of the property in 2012:
This 2-storey residence is almost entirely obscured from the street by a large willow tree; the building is more visible from its backyard facing Pembroke Street.
The house was built in 1906. It has a bellcast, hipped roof, front facing steps and a full-width porch. It still has many interesting architectural features, including stained glass windows, and must have been an impressive-looking residence a century ago.
It was the home of Henry Dibble and his family. Dibble was the principal book-keeper and accountant of the Canadian Puget Sound Lumber Company. The company operated a large mill on the corner of Discovery Street and Constance Street, south of Bay Street. (Constance Street has since disappeared.)
When this household was enumerated in June 1911, Dibble was 35 years old. He was born in the United States of Scottish parents and came to Canada in 1910. He earned a hefty salary of $2,000 that year. His wife, Flossie, also born in the US of Scottish descent, was 39 years old. Their son, Clarence, was 8 years old and attending school (possibly North Ward School, just a few blocks away at Douglas Street and Kings Road). Their daughter, Helena, was 2 years old. The household included a lodger, 20-year-old Joe Kennedy. He, too, was born in the United States of Scottish descent and came to Canada in 1910. On the census, his occupation is given as “coachman” and his earnings as $960 a year.