CATALOG ID: P-45340
Emblematic
Lexington Hotel, 2135 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL was built 1891-92 in time for the Columbia Exposition. It is famous for being the residence of Al Capone from July 1928 until his arrest. The building was razed in 1995. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information. Formerly catalogued as O-122.
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“Emblematic” (catalogue P-45340) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Multi-Letters) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It dates to c. 1891; the maker has not been identified. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.
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