The Chateau Frontenac Hotel in Quebec was designed by architect Bruce Price for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The original hotel opened in 1893 and the tower addition was completed in 1924. The hotel continues in operation as part of Fairmont Hotels. The doorknob design features a stylish F topped with a crown. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information. Formerly catalogued as O-155.
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Catalogue entry P-71130 is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Single Letters) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Sargent, circa 1893. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.
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