[3] The three-storey structure was built after a fire destroyed dozens of businesses in the downtown Collingwood area, at the time when many of the town's wooden buildings were being replaced by brick.

[6]) In 1936 the business was purchased by John (Jack) Armitage, who restored its reputation as a modest, well-appointed hotel and boarding house.

[7] The hotel continued to operate for several decades but ultimately "... ended its life as a dingy bar"[8] and closed, leaving a "...decrepit building ready for demolition...".

[14] The Cultural Centre suggestion generated enough support for the town to sign a memorandum of understanding with Theatre Collingwood in 2008.

[17] The town retained the surrounding land to build the parking lot originally proposed five years earlier.

[24] Today, the Tremont building houses artist studios, art gallery space, residences and a restaurant.