Collins Building or Collins Block is a brick building in Seattle , Washington constructed between 1893 and 1894 by John Collins . Designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by Arthur Bishop Chamberlin , the five-story Collins Building is built on a hilly slope at the corner of Second Avenue and James Street . It is sited on land once occupied by John Collins ' personal residence , which was destroyed in the Great Seattle Fire . As of 2016 , the building was owned by the Samis Foundation
Great Seattle Fire
Great Seattle Fire
Collins Building (Seattle, Washington)