MACKENZIE RESIDENCE. The MacKenzie Residence and the adjacent historic resources owned by Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation on Beaver Street, collectively represent a highly significant historic streetscape that reflects the diversity of development in Banff and contributes to the historic character of the town. The MacKenzie Residence was constructed for $6,000 in 1945 by Flora and George MacKenzie, who held lease on the property from 1922 to circa 1971. Flora died in 1971 and the residence was acquired by Eleanor Luxton as a rental property in 1975. The home is highly original in its modest Arts & Crafts design. It is a one and one-half storey, wood-frame, Craftsman style bungalow which displays a medium pitched gable roof, exposed rafter ends, enclosed porch/verandah and bottle-glass stucco. The house has been well maintained with only minor updates to the interior and exterior. The home has a Municipal Historic Resource Designation and retains much of its original form, scale, and massing, as well as almost all of its historic materials. Since Eleanor's death in 1995, the home has been managed by the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation.
