It was an age of elegant style. Clothes, carriages , buildings -- especially buildings -- had a distinctive style and lavish ornaments. Many still survive, lovingly restored to their former glory.

Capture the elegance of those long-ago days with the Gold Ribbon Series(TM) buildings from Walthers. This collection of HO Scale kits is designed for simple snap-together assembly with a minimum of gluing. The finished models are perfect for layouts, dioramas or Christmas Villages.

Major parts snap together and you just glue on smaller details for the finishing touch. Main walls and trim are molded as one assembly, but in two different colors, so you can use your new model right of the box. Windows feature true-to-scale mullions and frames molded in color over clear glazing for more realism. Decals and interior detail sheets are included as appropriate, along with complete instructions. Packed with details, you'll be proud to display the finished buildings in any setting.

As much a place of worship as a social center and area landmark, small town churches were the most important buildings in any rural community. Constructed by the congregation, their high ceilings allowed for a choir loft and the bells in their steeples could be heard for miles around.

The Cottage Grove Church is a structure no village or rural area should be without. At home in any town large or small, its tall steeple and arched windows capture the Victorian charm of rural wooden churches found across the continent. For added realism, Cottage Grove Church features a stone foundation with basement windows and includes simulated stained glass decals for its arched windows, an interior light and sign decals.