The Hotel
Lemmon was constructed in Mancos, Colorado, during the 1890s.
Even though it appears somewhat unimposing, it seems to have had a
fairly strong influence on the development and history of Mancos.
It's mentioned in several newspaper articles of the time, mostly in the
town's continuing competition with nearby Durango as "top dog" in the
region. The hotel is also mentioned in early documentation of
nearby Mesa Verde, the site of the famous Cliff Dwellings. The
hotel offered free bus service to meet every train, plus transportation
to Mesa Verde itself. It would be an interesting scene to model a
period bus loading clients for the trip.
The model presents a small footprint. With all the sidewalks and
the small addition, it measures 9 3/4-inches wide by 9-inches
deep. However, the structure can be assembled without the side
board walks and additional parts are included to allow the small
addition to be built as a separate out building. If you're
wondering, I would guess the addition housed a small heating boiler
added at a later date. Speaking of heat, the numerous smoke jacks
indicate each room may have had it's own stove at some point in time.
As with all of our commercial building kits, the roof is removable, as
well as the second floor. The wall dividers serve as view blocks,
and those on the first floor also strengthen the exterior walls.
The roof is
removed exposing the second floor
view blocks.
The second
floor view blocks are removed, exposing the first floor partitions
Additional
parts are included to construct the small addition as a separate
structure. This reduces the footprint of the main building to
only 5 1/2-inches wide by 9-inches deep!
Some of the
unique features of the kit include the porch posts, each made from 5
individual laser-cut parts. The fancy cornices above each
window and door are also made from laser cut plywood. As always,
the kit includes the door knobs and lock plates. The two benches
(one on the deck above) are also in the kit. I'm sure you've
taken a close look at the railing. It's made from 14 laser cut
parts.
Once again we
have included a thorough instruction manual. It's 27 pages long
and includes 33 photos and three Parts Layout Diagram
pages. As always, the windows and roofing (our own shake
shingles) are laser
cut, peel-and-stick.