Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Mackenzie | Designation: | | Born: | 1857 | Died: | 12 March 1932 | Bio Notes: | William Mackenzie was born in Dingwall in 1857. About 1872 he was articled to Alexander Ross of Inverness, and subsequently attended Edinburgh University, commencing independent practice in Station Road, Dingwall in 1886. He was appointed part-time architect to the County of Ross and Cromarty in 1890, also acting as Inspector of piers and harbours.
By 1911 Mackenzie was carrying out both private and County work from an office in the County Buildings, Dingwall. Late that year he entered into partnership with Donald MacDonald, his assistant in independent practice since 1906. MacDonald was born on 7 November 1879 and articled to Ross & Macbeth from 1896 to 1901 and had been assistant to William Cumming Joass of Dingwall from 1902 to 1906. He was admitted LRIBA on 4 December 1911, his proposers being William Laidlaw Carruthers, Alexander Ross and Robert John Macbeth, all of Inverness. Mackenzie himself did not seek admission as LRIBA until 1925, when he was accepted without the need for proposers. By that time he was County Sanitary Inspector as well as Architect and Surveyor.
Mackenzie retired in the autumn of 1931 and died at Ben View, Conon Bridge on 12 March 1932. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Station Road, Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland | Business | 1886 * | | | | County Buildings, Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland | Business | Before 1911 | After 1925 | | | Ben View, Conon Bridge, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland | Private | 1932 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Alexander Ross | c. 1872 | c. 1877 | Apprentice | | | Mackenzie & MacDonald | 1911 | 1931 | Partner | |
Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Donald MacDonald | 1 June 1906 | 1911 | Assistant | Became partner in 1911 |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Measurers\' Companion | 1911 | The Scottish Architects' and Measurers' Companion | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 4 June 1932 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p630 Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no2590 (microfilm reel 34) |
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