Hector Mackenzie House
Sherbrooke & Mountain Street, Montreal, Quebec
Built in 1891, for Hector Mackenzie (1843-1901) and his American wife, Martha Augusta Hinkley Alger (1847-1921). It was located at the corner of Sherbrooke and Mountain Street, and was designed by the firm of J.W. Hopkins & E.C. Hopkins. The house behind it to the right belonged to Sir Frederick Orr-Lewis....
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When the Mackenzie's daughter, Marguerite, married Sir Montagu Allan in 1893, the windows of the mansion were decorated with thousands of white Marguerite blossoms. Marguerite, "shared her father's passion for music and art; she also shared his taste for adventure and his mischievous sense of humour". During World War II, it was used as the Air Force Club and was later acquired by Standard Life. It was demolished in 1960.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 08/01/2020 and last updated on 19/10/2022.
Image Courtesy of the Notman Archives, McCord Museum, Montreal; Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age, by Greg King and Penny Wilson;
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