1941 – Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, Canada

Designed by Ross & Macdonald, the successor firm to Ross & Macfarland who designed the great railway hotels of Canada in the early 20th century. Built in only six months, The hotel boasted 371 private guest rooms, each with private washrooms, located on the second to twelfth stories. The lower stories each had forty-six guestrooms, while upper level floors had either thirty-one or sixteen larger guestrooms or suites.