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.




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.