Hello!
I just brought home a musty old Arthur that my dad bought for his mother. My parents said last night that they bought and built it for her around 30 years ago, which would have been not too long before I was born. Grandma died when I was really young, and I suppose my parents got the dollhouse back, but never did anything with it because, well, toddlers and time. I finally have the room for it, and my dad and I are both excited to see it brought back to life.
It smells like basement, covered in dust and webs, has a tiny bit of mold on some of the siding, and the decorations on the roof peak are mostly broken, BUT! It's still otherwise in good condition, wired up (I hope the standard of 30 years ago is still standard. I haven't found much about that yet), and most of it was put together with hot glue, so I'll be able to remove pieces easily.