MacKENZIE, James Clark (1877-1941), a native of West Kilbride, Scotland, was born there on 6 November 1882 and attended the Ayr Academy and the Glasgow High School. He articled with Alexander & Patterson of Glasgow (in 1897-1902) and after travelling in Italy for three years he practised in Dumfries, Scotland (in 1905-07) before emigrating to Canada in late 1907. He was active in Vancouver where his name can be linked with several substantial Tudor Revival houses which emulate (and may have been inspired by) the work of Samuel Maclure. MacKenzie maintained his own office from 1909 to 1912, then formed a partnership in 1913 with A. Scott Ker. After WWI he formed a new partnership with William Bow in 1920-22, then worked under his own name in Vancouver until 1929 (biog. Who's Who in Western Canada, 1911, 274; D. Luxton, Building the West: The Early Architects of British Columbia, 2003, 475, 510-11; inf. Architectural Inst. of British Columbia). James C. MacKenzie should not be confused with John MacKenzie, also an architect in Vancouver during this period, who was a partner in the office of Parr, MacKenzie & Day.
J.C. MacKENZIE (works in Vancouver)
MAGEE ROAD, residence for William R. Arnold, 1911-12 (Const., v, Aug. 1912, 71, illus.)
TECUMSEH AVENUE, at Wolfe Avenue, residence for William J. Blake, 1911-12 (Const., v, Aug. 1912, 68-70, illus.)
WEST VANCOUVER MUNICIPAL HALL, Taylor Road, 1912 (Saturday Sunset [Vancouver], 11 May 1912, 1, illus.; Province [Vancouver], 1 June 1912, 13, descrip.)
NORTH VANCOUVER, residence for James C. MacKenzie, architect, Windsor Road East, 1913 (Foundation Group, Heritage Inventory of the District of North Vancouver, 1988, 44, illus.)
SHAUGHNESSY HEIGHTS, large residence for Edward D. Francis, West 17th Avenue near Pine Street, 1913 (Vancouver Daily World, 27 Feb. 1913, 28; C.R., xxvii, 19 March 1913, 82)
MacKENZIE & KER (works in Vancouver)
OSLER STREET, 'Iowa', a residence for Frank L. Buckley, 1913 (H. Kalman, Exploring Vancouver, 1978, 154, illus.; City of Vancouver, The Vancouver Heritage Inventory - Summary Report, 1986, 70, illus.)
OAK STREET, at West 54th Avenue, residence for Donald M. Stewart, 1913 (C.R., xxvii, 11 June 1913, 81)
J.C. MacKENZIE (works in Vancouver)
RESTMORE MFR. CO., Parker Street, factory, 1919 (dwgs. Vancouver City Archives)
POINT GREY, residence for E. Davis, West 26th Avenue, 1919 (British Columbia Record [Vancouver], 3 Nov. 1919, 2)
WEST 26th AVENUE, at Alexander Street, residence for Everett C. Stark, 1919 (British Columbia Record [Vancouver], 3 Nov. 1919, 2)
MacKENZIE & BOW (works in Vancouver)
SHAUGHNESSY HEIGHTS, residence for Charles C. Labrie, Cypress Avenue at King Edward Avenue, 1920 (Vancouver Sun, 29 May 1920, 10, descrip.)
SHAUGHNESSY HEIGHTS, residence for J.Y. Griffin, Connaught Drive near Alexandra Street, 1920 (Vancouver Sun, 2 Aug. 1920, 4, descrip.; Town of Point Grey b.p. 2801, 31 May 1920; inf. Patrick Gunn, City of Vancouver)
SHAUGHNESSY HEIGHTS, residence for Henry Reifel, Angus Drive near Granville Street, 1921-22 (Vancouver Daily World, 28 Oct. 1921, 9, descrip.; Town of Point Grey b.p. 4160, 27 Oct. 1921; inf. Patrick Gunn, City of Vancouver)
COMPETITIONS
SIMON FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOL, West 16th Avenue, 1908. Mackenzie was one of 19 architects who submitted a design for this new school. He was not among the three finalists, and Pearce & Hope were later declared as the winners (Vancouver Daily World, 9 April 1908, 10; 12 May 1908, 10)