1915 – Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, Canada

Designed by Ross and MacFarlene in the picturesque chateau style beloved of the Canadian railway companies for their hotels and contains eleven floors. Named for the first prime minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald. Constructed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company who also constructed the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg by the same architects. Following Grand Trunk’s bankruptcy in 1919, Canadian National Hotels assumed management of the hotel.

The design of the steeply pitched dormered roofs topped with chimneys, finials, and turrets. The building’s entryways are placed building features diagonally on the building, flanked by perpendicular wings and turret towers. A 1950s 16-storey extension containing 292-rooms was demolished during the 1980s restoration.