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Blair House Door Knocker
$98.00The Blair House Door Knocker is a precise replica from one of the most famous doors in the United States, the front door of the Blair House in Washington, D.C., the official state guest house for the President of the United States. Blair House was a politically significant location almost from the moment Francis Preston Blair took up residence. In his role as the publisher of the Globe newspaper, Blair lived a highly political life, and a number of presidents-including Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and Abraham Lincoln-found his advice, counsel and insight very valuable. Since 1942, it has served the nation as a guest house for heads of state visiting the White House. In this role it plays a crucial part in American foreign policy. An invitation to visit the United States and stay at Blair House is an extraordinary honor for a foreign head of state, and the staff at Blair House works tirelessly to ensure that the visit is gracious, comfortable, and conveys the honor to which any head of state-a president, a prime minister, or a reigning monarch-is entitled. In fact, during a foreign leader's stay at Blair House, the flag of that leader's nation flies over Blair House, and Blair House serves as a de facto diplomatic mission of that nation.
Greet your guests in the same stately elegance as the Blair House. The historic door knocker is cast in pure solid brass, flawlessly detailed, and beautifully finished. Comes with a heavy solid brass striker button and 2" brass screws. Measures approximately 9" x 2.5" x 4.5". Spacing between holes: 5.25". Unusually heavy in its casting, the Blair House Door Knocker weighs 3.30 pounds.
Blair House Door Knocker
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