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ARTHUR BISHOP CHAMBERLIN [11]
Born: 12 March 1865, Solon, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA.
Died: 28 September 1933, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA.
Married: 18 January 1885, Georgiana Wood, daughter of Andrew Wood and Mary J. Wood.
Children: Mermon C., Helene, Gladys Elizabeth, David Holmes.

The Collins Building, or Collins Block, is a brick building in Seattle, Washington, USA, constructed between 1893 and 1894 desinged by Arthur Bishop Chamberlin for John Collins.
It is built on a hilly slope at the corner of Second Avenue and James Street in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
It is sited on the site of the former John Collins residence which was destroyed in the Great Seattle Fire.
One of the initial tenants was the Seattle Public Library.

LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON THE COLLINS BUILDING

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Parcel ID 0939000025:
National Register of Historic Places for Pioneer Square District


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Collins Building - 1893 - 1894
520 Second Ave., Seattle, Washington
Arthur Bishop Chamberlin, Architect


    
The northwest elevation as seen in 2007 and 1902, The Collins Building, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2007, 1902.
(small historic photo by others)


    
The west, front elevation, and the north side elevation, The Collins Building, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2007, 1902.



Detail of the brickwork at the cornice, The Collins Building, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2007.



Detail of the brickwork around the windows and at the cornice, The Collins Building, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2007.



Detail of the brickwork on the north side where the hill slopes, The Collins Building, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2007.


    
Detail of corner artwork and the main entry door, The Collins Building, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2007.





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