Background information:
These kind of houses were frequently found near railroad crossings. Mostly in the province of Noord-Brabant (southern Netherlands). Originally owned by the railroad company and meant for the signalman to live in. His job was to maintain his part of the railroad and keep the railroad crossing safe.
Some of these houses still exist, although the trains have disappeared. Nowadays the houses are sold to all kinds of people.
Architectural details:
This house is build in full stone for the main part, and half stone for the smaller part and chimneys. Above the windowframes are segment arches with keystones. The roof is covered with old fashioned rooftiles and finished with gutters. The outskirts of the gutters were originaly made of wood.
The real houses had a big cellar wich is not included in this model. The scale model does have three separate light compartments.
