In 1881, Tubbs & Cummins Clothiers opened across from Mandan's post office in a two-story wooden building on West Main Street, in the 100 block of Ashurst Avenue—now First Avenue Northwest. Theodore A. Cummins bought out Tubbs in 1886, brought in C. A. Granberry as a partner, and concentrated on selling shoes. After Granberry's death in 1890, store clerks Andrew E. Thorberg and J. H. Theis joined the firm.
A larger brick building was constructed on the site in 1900, allowing the store to expand into clothing and general merchandise.
A second story was added in 1904. The upper floor was devoted to women's dresses and millinery, while the basement carried dishes and children's toys. The main floor offered yard goods, men's clothing, and shoes for the entire family.
Theis's involvement was short-lived, but Thorberg remained a partner for 16 years before selling his shares to Cummins's sons, Robert B. and William T. Cummins. William became store manager after his father's death in 1924 and eventually bought his brother's share. The Cummins family operated the department store until it closed in late 1959.
James E. Collins and several other investors, organized as the J. E. Collins Company, leased and completely remodeled the building beginning in June 1962. Collins Department Store opened that August. Collins eventually purchased the building and operated the business until July 1985, when Golden became the principal stockholder and manager. The store closed in January 1986. Its declining business was attributed to the 1985 opening of the Expressway Bridge, which provided easy access to Kirkwood Plaza in south Bismarck, and the petroleum-contamination plume discovered downtown in 1982.
Site preparation and construction of Mandan Place began in October 2009 on the former store site and three adjacent parcels. Completed in 2010, the $3,000,000 (about $4,502,000 in 2025 dollars) mixed-use building has four stories. Its 6,700-square-foot ground floor contains commercial space, while the upper three floors contain 28 one- and two-bedroom apartments. Dakota Commercial and Development Co./CRT Investments of Grand Forks redeveloped the site after the City of Mandan sold the lot to the developers for $1 in 2008.