l: 8.6 cm x w: 13.8 cm
This is a postcard with colour photograph of the Frontenac County Court House. The front has a colour photograph of the court house and fountains, sitting behind a row of trees. There is a caption on the top left corner in orange text that reads, "The Court House, Kingston, Ont." There is a small note in white on the lower left corner that reads "101,675. (J.V.)". On the reverse side there is a green title that reads, "SOUVENIR POST CARD". There is a small printed text on left edge, with information on the publisher and where it was printed. There is a hand written note on the back of the post card that reads, "Love and // Best wishes // March 22. 1911".
The Canadian office of Valentine’s of Dundee, Scotland ran from 1907-1923 under the name The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. Ltd. The first office opened in Montreal and then Toronto. In addition to postcards, they also published postcard folders, souvenir books and greeting cards.
The courthouse was designed by architect Edward Horsey and constructed by builders Scobell and Tossell in a neoclassical style with a bold two-storey front portico with frieze, cornice, Ionic columns, pilasters, coffered ceiling and tympanum with the Royal Coat of Arms, a centre three-storey block and two-storey side wings with pediments, and classical detailing. After the 1874 fire, architect John Power redesigned the central dome on a drum lit by 16 arched windows framed by pilasters and accented by moulded arches and keystones with a top lantern.
