“They don’t eat much, and they don’t make any noise at night,” Daisy said.

“That makes them good housemates,” Nathaniel said.

Martha walked over to the double front windows and pushed the white bottom sash up two inches to test the sash cords.

“The counterweights inside the frame run smooth,” Martha said, tapping the oak trim with her knuckle.

“Someone cared about the finish work in this house.”

“An old carpenter named Jacob Miller built four of these street cottages in ’58,” Nathaniel said.

“He never left a rough edge on a frame.”