In 1871, Kenneth McKenzie arrived in the Minnedosa area from Gloucester, Ontario. His wife and two children joined him in 1879 and for several years they lived in a small log house. That building was replaced by this house, built for the McKenzies in 1891-1892 by stone mason T. D. Taylor of Minnedosa, using fieldstone that had been collected as they cleared their land. Mackenzie was active in local politics, serving as a councillor for the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan (now part of the Rural Municipality of Oakview) from its formation in 1887 until 1900. The building is a municipally designated historic site (1990).
McKenzie House (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
McKenzie House (September 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.12471, W99.94051
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: McKenzie House (436 Victoria Avenue, Brandon)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
McKenzie House, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 January 2022
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