History
This is the first house of many. I received this house 20 years ago when I was a freshman in college. My Dad and I put her together during holiday break. Actually this is about how she looked at that time. Since then, she's moved through four houses and survived a stay in a storage bin. She's survived twins and a variety of pets with only minimal damage to the gingerbread.
She has never really been finished on the inside, but as I've pulled her out to work on her from time-to-time, has gone through several restorations.
Story
This house belongs in a small town in the Midwest in the late 1800's. It's owned by a prosperous, but not wealthy, couple with a small child. The couple owns the local mill in town. The father moved to the Midwest in his youth from the East Coast and married the mother who was raised in a small farming community and trained to become a teacher. Because of this, they have the ability to have some of the finer items that a typical, Midwestern family might not have such as indoor plumbing and a bath. They own a large number of books and artwork brought with the father or sent from his family. They have gas lighting. Because they are located in the Midwest, and because of the mother's background, the house still has an air of practicality. Like most of their neighbors, they don't employ any help such as maids or housekeeping.