{"content":[{"text":"Heritage Value: \n The Collins Hotel is valued as being part of an original, dense streetscape of downtown \n Rossland that dates back to 1897. The Washington Street buildings escaped the horrific fires of \n 1902, 1927 and 1929 that destroyed so many of the early commercial buildings in other parts of \n the downtown. \n The presence of the Collins Hotel building acts as a reminder that hotels were the most \n common type of building in the downtown during the boom years of construction, growth and \n mine development. The Collins Hotel was just one of forty Rossland hotels in 1900. The hotels \n played an important role in the early social history of the community, providing \n accommodation, a place to eat and always a place to socialize in the barroom, for the newly \n arrived, business people and the traveling public. \n The Collins Hotel building has had its use changed many times over the years, reflecting \n changing needs and perceived business opportunities. The Collins Hotel and its neighbor, the \n Hoffman House, were joined in the 1930s to provide premises for a hardware store that \n operated until the 1990s with apartments replacing the bedrooms on the second floor. \n Facade improvements in 2007 have enhanced the heritage character of the Collins Hotel \n and added to the visual appeal of Washington Street, supporting the historic ambiance of \n Rossland’s downtown.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.093788,"width":0.7634510000000001,"height":0.354457}},{"text":"Character Defining Elements: \n  Location in the historic Rossland downtown. \n  Part of the original commercial streetscape of Washington Street. \n  Original clapboard siding. \n  A second storey veranda across the front of the building. \n  A wooden awning supported by pillars at the curb edge, across the front of building. \n  A plaque identifies the Collins Hotel as one of Rossland’s significant heritage buildings.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.473093,"width":0.74511,"height":0.12775300000000012}},{"text":"Washington Street - Collins Hotel (1st building on right) c.1897","bbox":{"left":0.253758,"top":0.880992,"width":0.4927460000000001,"height":0.016402000000000028}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.219608,"top":0.602273,"width":0.563529,"height":0.276212},{"left":0.227941,"top":0.608649,"width":0.539951,"height":0.258081}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.219608,"top":0.602273,"width":0.563529,"height":0.276212},{"left":0.227941,"top":0.608649,"width":0.539951,"height":0.258081}]}