Workingman's+Model+Home

Workingman's Model Home​ Katherine Davis was the lead designer on the Project. The house she constructed was based on a five family member home. They were not rich to say the least. The father in the house worked 60 hour weeks. He earned $500 a year. The mother stayed at home to take care of the house and the kids. The family had an infant, and eight year old son, and a five year old daughter. In Davis's model, she had a list of yearly savings and a list of yearly spendings. In this list was such things as the income and clothing and food costs. Also, daily meals were supplied to a model family for a month during the fair.

In the National Museum of American History, an example of a home that was built in the 1760's was made. It had indured 5 different families over 200 years. Each of the families brought a different style from there time period to the home. Below are a few examples of the different rooms.

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