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Ellie Goodwin's Home[]

Ellie's house

An old white Victorian-style house situated on Primrose Lane. The house appeared to have been empty for many years, for as long as Keisha could remember (and she moved into the neighborhood when she was 5 years old). The house is Ellie's "family home", the home she grew up in as a young girl in the 1930s. As Ellie was performing as an actress or traveling to visit friends for many years, she left the house full of furniture and items from her childhood. When she returned back to her old neighborhood, she hardly needed to unpack anything.

Back in the 1930s, the town wasn't built up, so the house stood in the middle of "nowhere".

The exterior of the house has an intricately carved cornice.

Entryway[]

When entering the home, there is an entry hall. In this area, there is a table that holds a silver box on top. Inside the box lays the golden key to the magic attic.

A curving banister made of polished wood leads to an upper floor second level.

Back in the 1930s, a ceramic stand full of umbrellas was near the front door.

Living Room[]

To the right of the front door is a living room. There are dark wooden doors with red highlights that can close off the area.

Back in the 1930s, a baby grand piano sat near a fireplace. The family Christmas tree would be placed on the other side of it. Just as in the modern day, a grandfather clock stood in the room.

Sitting Room/Parlor[]

To the left of the front door is a sitting room, or parlor. The room has books of all sizes lining the walls, almost nearly as many as a library. A long sofa and a pair of matching chairs, each with exquisitely carved lions' heads, sits across a fireplace.

Atop a low credenza and suspended from the walls are framed photographs, small paintings, and a variety of unusual musical instruments, such as a South American rain stick and bamboo pan pipe. There's also a framed poster of the ballet Giselle, signed by Rudi Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, real life famous dancers and choreographers.

Somewhere in the room, a crystal bowl lays on a table, full of postcards from faraway places such as Afghanistan and Zaire. A glass-encased baseball, signed by Babe Ruth and the rest of the New York Yankees, lays somewhere in the room as well.

Due to Ellie Goodwin's travels and profession as an actress, the interior of her home is decorated with many eclectic souvenirs and other memorabilia from around the globe.

Back in the 1930s, the sitting room had the same modest sofa and chairs with lion carvings. A green cross-stitched upholstery, a tall old-fashioned radio, fine paintings, a scarlet floral-bordered rug, and oval-backed chairs used to be in the room.

The Attic[]

The attic is often referred to as the "magic attic". To enter, one would need the golden key to open the filigreed brass lock. The room has a strong, sharp smell of cedar and something else not described. After opening the door, there is a flight of stairs.

At the top of the stairs, an "oriental" rug lays on the floor, a huge lamp with a burgundy-and beige gold fringed floral shade hangs from the ceiling. A satin pull-cord dangles from the center.

To the left of the entrance, there is a mahogany wardrobe filled with clothes and accessories, like hats, photographs, diaries, and stage props. In a corner is a small antique writing desk. Inside the lid is a tapestry-covered box holding a sachet, stack of letters tied with velvet ribbon, a pack of black-and-white photos, and a exquisite Victorian angel ornament in a lay gown.

A black leather steamer trunk also lays in the room. It is apart of the "magic" in the attic. The club members have to first wear costumes from the trunk. There are an endless number of costumes in the trunk.

After putting on the costume, the club members head to the tall gilt-framed magic mirror in one corner of the room, situated beside the wardrobe. When the members look into the mirror, they are instantly transported to a different time and place.

The room has high dormer windows. These reflect light onto the mirror, causing the members to be blinded as they are transported somewhere else.

Small Room[]

When the Magic Attic Club members Heather, Megan, Keisha, and Alison are transported back in time t the 1930s, on their first adventure through the magic mirror, they arrive in a small, cramped room in the same Victorian house. Inside the room is a four-poster bed covered with a flowery chintz coverlet. There is also a tall, oblong mirror in a gilt frame on one wall. In the corner, to the right of the mirror, is a sturdy mahogany wardrobe. A steam radiator used to be installed underneath the window.

The last time the Magic Attic Club members entered the room, there was a candle decoration with an incandescent flame sitting on the windowsill.

Bathroom[]

When the Magic Attic Club traveled back to the Ellie's 1930s Victorian home, Alison and Keisha had been ushered into the bathroom to help start a bath for the child Ellie. The bathroom was huge and drafty, with only a pedestal sink and freestanding top with claw feet in the room. Rusty-looking water once spilled out of the tub's tap, and it took time for the water to heat up. The boiler used to give the family trouble.

Kitchen[]

On the ground floor, there is a kitchen. Back in the 1930s, Heather and Megan followed Ellie's grandmother in to help make mustard plaster and heat up water after Ellie had fallen through thin ice and fell ill. The kitchen had a wood-burning stove.

Ellie's Room[]

Back in the 1930s, Ellie Goodwin's room was where she rested after she fell through thin ice and became ill. She had a narrow bed and a mirror were once in the room. According to the illustrations in The Secret of the Attic, she had a pink rug.

The Secret of the Attic[]

Goodwin Home[]

See above: Ellie Goodwin's Home