Built in 1915 as an automobile showroom for Adrian Boyce, the three-story building was purchased in 1927 for use as the Seneca Falls Village Hall. When it opened in1916 it was celebrated as “the most modern building of its kind in this part of the state.” Perfect for any 20th Century layout small town commercial structure, the building could easily be compressed along its length to take up less real estate. Check out the plans.
This red brick house, now serving as a bed & breakfast, is the perfect companion to the general store plans added last week, or as a stand-alone jaw-dropping eye-stopper. Check out the plans.
The red brick house, store, and bakeoven in Mc Alevy’s Fort, at the corner of Pennsylvania routes 26 and 305 are the remains of the 19th century iron industry in the state. There were many iron furnaces in the region, the largest two located nearby at Greenwood Furnace (now a state park). Replicating the red brick exterior would be an interesting challenge in plaster casting. Check out the plans.
Milford Ice and Coal, founded by George H. Draper in the early 1890’s, was one of the first mechanical ice plants in Delaware. The firm changed hands several times before ending ice production in 1975. Although the physical plant was often altered, the basic operation changed little since construction. Check out our page of plans and photos.
If you are modeling a turn-of-the-century railroad, our free plans of the Smith-Sherlock store in South Pass, Wyoming are the starting point of a perfect structure for the commercial district. It exudes that old-west charm with its log construction on three sides and frame construction on the false-front facade. Even if the period of your model railroad layout is later, the store would be great as an abandoned building harkening back to an earlier era, or a museum (the use for which the real building is currently tasked).