User:Karathompson1/The K.A.J. and Cora Mackenzie House

The K.A.J. and Cora Mackenzie House is an iconic Richardsonian Romanesque Revival style building in Northwest Portland, Oregon situated on the corner of NW 20th Avenue and NW Hoyt Street just blocks from partner organization, the William Temple Thrift Store. Although the house is most well-known now for its association with the William Temple community, it was originally commissioned in 1891 by Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie, a well-renowned medical professional in Oregon, and his wife, Cora Mackenzie, as their private residence. The Portland architecture firm of McCaw, Martin, and White was selected by the MacKenzies to design the house. The Mackenzies owned the house and resided in it until Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie’s death in 1920 when it was sold and has had several owners since then, eventually being placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The large house has three stories and is roughly 7,100 square feet. The Mackenzie house is a prominent example of the influence that the Richardsonian Romanesque Revival architectural style on the west coast.