A cumulative story about the construction of a building, beginning with an empty lot at the end of the block and ending with a new house and neighbors.
In the year following a couple's marriage surrounded by their ten best friends, different sized crews of construction workers build a house for them, from nine strong diggers to one inspector.
Describes the building of ten constructions spanning 500 years of American history. Includes the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, the Washington Monument, the Holland Tunnel, the Mount Rushmore carvings, and the Mackinac Bridge.