And she's taking it with her when the show house closes.
"Nobody would move into a show house in a flat second."
But for most of that history, the club's members have had little contact with the show house itself.
"This is our show house," he said, moving from an open game room to a computer center.
But she won't say how much was raised specifically through the show house.
About 9,000 people visited the show house, at $15 each, which would have produced a total of $135,000.
From idea to presentation, what does it take to put a show house together?
Until recently, he was the biggest name in the show house.
In 20 years I have hardly missed a single show house.
In recent years, the show house has raised more than $500,000 annually.
Construction started in 1989, and the first model homes opened in mid-1990.
The first three homes on the west side of the street were the model homes.
He'd seen model homes that had more life in them.
Before model homes opened last weekend, 50 units were sold.
I was here when our Sundays were spent touring all the model homes.
Surprised, Rodney takes her to see the model home himself.
Sternberg designed a single floor plan for the nine original model homes.
The two men had agreed on the price for which the model home would be sold.
A model home has opened to sell the houses, whose prices start in the low $400,000's.
We have a beautiful model home that we walk you through.
