Prewar tin/steel building

It's not Marx or Skyline either... I think it's a home brew

I don't have a clue, but it looks great!

the posts for the porch roof look like a tree trunk...not straight...makes me think Marx...maybe from a western set?

If it was a DIY someone had some fancy tools, even the siding is embossed and there is a flange integrated into the roof that the signal sits on.  I am pretty sure that the roof and siding were machine made.  The posts are straight, what you see as far a distortion is paint runs as all but the roof has been repainted at some point.  Also it's made from a much heavier gauge steel than any of the Marx buildings that I have.  I think this was American made, possibly by a small manufacturer.  Hopefully I'll find at least a partial match somewhere.  The roof is very similar to a couple Ives buildings but someone from the Ives society said it's not theirs.  I'm a TCA member is there any help there for this type of a search?

Nick

I have only seen embossed roofs like that on Ives #200 or #201 stations. It might be from a little known American aftermarket supplier. Gibbs also used embossed roofs as did several European suppliers, but theirs were usually rounded shingles instead of squared.