Tag: mackenzie house

  • Fun Fact #37 Is that bat light really historic or is it from the Spirit Store?

    The original cast for these bat lights is from the Mackenzie House. The Nathan Lob House (726 NW 22nd) is also has one that quite possibly is a replica. The original lamp at the Mackenzie House was a interior gas lamp. In Scottish folklore the bat is associated with witches, dark magic, sorcery and necromancy.   The […]

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  • Black and White exterior image of a stone house with a stage head under an archway. A very unusual example of Queen Shingle Style because the shingles are made of slate. The chimney is massive with decorative metal sun on the basalt rock that starts at the basement level and then contrasts with the shingles..

    Nob Hill Fun Fact #19: Why is there an elk on the Mackenzie House?

    Nob Hill Fun Fact #19: Why is there an elk on the Mackenzie House? Have you ever walked past the historic Mackenzie House in Portland’s Nob Hill and wondered about the majestic bust of a white stag (or elk!) centered below a framing arch of slate shingles? This striking architectural detail is more than just […]

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