RETIRED DEPT 56 SNOW VILLAGE STICK STYLE HOUSE

In this listing is a retired - #54943 - Department 56 , Original Snow Village, American Architecture Series, Stick Style House.Issued in 1998 retired in 2000.Each piece of the Original Snow Village is hand crafted of ceramic, individually hand painted and hand fired with a finished glazed.Extensive research contributes to the charm and detail of each piece. Cast into the mold is the Department 56 logo - a guarantee of authenticity. Every year pieces are retired from production and the molds are broken.The American Architecture Series began in 1991 as a result of a growing trend in American history and tradition . This stick house is the 10th introduction to the American Architecture Series. It takes it place in the Snow Village neighborhood as one of the most inviting homes on the block. Stick Style houses where built primarily of wood and first began to appear in 1860. Characteristics include patterns of wood siding , overhanging eaves , a steeply pitched gabled roof and diagonal stick work. Mint in original box .