Late 19th Century Baronial Classic Architecture
it was originally built in 1891 by Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie, a well-renowned medical professional in Oregon, and his wife, Cora Mackenzie, as their private residence. The entire house is faced in stone, with the first story, tower, and chimneys built out of rusticated Tenino stone and the upper stories finished with slate shingles. The exterior has been well preserved, and some of the interior details remain. Many of the interior details of the house, including woodcarvings, tile work, and hand-tooled leather and copper work, are attributed to Cora Mackenzie, who was trained in fine arts in San Francisco.
After Kenneth Mackenzie’s death in 1920, his estate sold the house. It had various owners before it was purchased by the Society of Jesus in 1946 to serve as the headquarters for the Jesuits’ Oregon Providence. The house was sold in the 1960s to Good Samaritan Medical Center and used as an administrative office until 1971, when it was sold to William Temple House, a center of the Episcopal Layman’s Mission Society. . . and seen for the 1st time in Portland is the eyebrow dormer above the entrance."
Of note, in this area there were many residences of like nature (huge mansions), but almost all are gone now.
it was originally built in 1891 by Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie, a well-renowned medical professional in Oregon, and his wife, Cora Mackenzie, as their private residence. The entire house is faced in stone, with the first story, tower, and chimneys built out of rusticated Tenino stone and the upper stories finished with slate shingles. The exterior has been well preserved, and some of the interior details remain. Many of the interior details of the house, including woodcarvings, tile work, and hand-tooled leather and copper work, are attributed to Cora Mackenzie, who was trained in fine arts in San Francisco.
After Kenneth Mackenzie’s death in 1920, his estate sold the house. It had various owners before it was purchased by the Society of Jesus in 1946 to serve as the headquarters for the Jesuits’ Oregon Providence. The house was sold in the 1960s to Good Samaritan Medical Center and used as an administrative office until 1971, when it was sold to William Temple House, a center of the Episcopal Layman’s Mission Society. . . and seen for the 1st time in Portland is the eyebrow dormer above the entrance."
Of note, in this area there were many residences of like nature (huge mansions), but almost all are gone now.
