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| {{Location infobox
| | [[File:Crosswire_Mansion_Exterior.png|thumb|300px|The Crosswire's mansion.]] |
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| |Location = 1250 [[Nouveau Lane]]<ref>"[[Buster's Secret Admirer]]"</ref><br>[[Elwood City]]<ref name="map" />
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| |Type = House
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| |Administrator = [[Crosswire family]]
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| |Number of staff = [[Bailey]]<br>[[Cook]]<br>At least 8 more
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| |Residents = [[Ed Crosswire]]<br>[[Millicent Crosswire]]<br>[[Chip Crosswire]] (formerly)<br>[[Muffy Crosswire]]<br>[[Bailey]]<br>Pets:<br>[[Muffy's dog]]<br>[[Muffy's hamster]]|First appearance = "[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]]" (cartoon)<br>[[Arthur's Birthday (book)|''Arthur's Birthday'']] (books)|Number of rooms = 20<ref name="map">http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/elwoodcity/elwoodcity.html</ref>|Location name = Muffy's House}}{{Cquote|It's not a palace, but it is big!|[[D.W. Read]]|"[[D.W. Unties the Knot]]"}}
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| The '''Crosswire Estate'''<ref>"[[D.W. Unties the Knot]]"</ref> is a large residence owned by the [[Crosswire family]]. It is located in the southeastern part of [[Elwood City]].<ref name="map"/> The most prominent feature is the mansion, which is commonly known as '''Muffy's House'''.<ref name="map" /> Together, the house and the yard occupy an area of 16,000 square feet.<ref>{{refquote|The house and the yard are about 16,000 square feet. Knock off 10%, 'cause you're friends, and I'll rent it for this.|[[Muffy Crosswire]] to [[D.W. Read]] and [[Emily]]|"[[D.W. Unties the Knot]]"}}</ref> | |
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| The mansion is lavender and yellow with a turquoise roof (shingles had a darker tone in earlier seasons), brown front doors, and a balcony above the front doors. However, in season 22, the mansion‘s colors were changed to soft pink with a dark aqua roof and bright blue glass windows. | | The '''Crosswire's Mansion''' is a lavender and yellow mansion with a bluish-green roof, brown front doors, and a balcony above the front doors. It is the largest residence in Elwood City. [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Muffy_Crosswire Muffy] and her family reside in it, although her family is very small and she has only one brother: [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Chip_Crosswire Chip]. Their chauffeur and butler, [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Bailey Bailey] also lives there. It is located in Southeast [[Elwood City]]. |
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| [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] and her family reside in it, despite her family being very small and she has only one sibling: her older brother [[Chip Crosswire|Chip]], who is attending college. Their chauffeur and butler, [[Bailey]] also lives there, and is a great friend of theirs. The Crosswires do not allow anyone to bring their pets (such as [[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s dog [[Pal]] and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]]'s cat [[Nemo]]) into their mansion, but according to Muffy in "[[D.W., the Picky Eater]]", they have a [[Muffy's dog|dog]]. The mansion is located in Southeast [[Elwood City]].
| | ==Description== |
| ==Appearance== | |
| The mansion has twenty rooms, a colossal yard, and a swimming pool. The chandeliers can be found in many rooms. Muffy's bedroom is very large and has a fancy bed, two windows, a fireplace, lamps, wardrobes, sculptures, and a tea table. Muffy also has her own pet [[Muffy's hamster|hamster]], which was seen in "[[Poor Muffy]]". The living room contains some luxurious furniture, a fireplace, potted plants, lamps, and a white grand piano. Their kitchen is very large and has rounder cabinets and countertops than the other families, plus they have a booth unlike the other families. There are dining rooms with tables and fancy designs. According to ''[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (book)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]'', there is an underground bomb shelter. They have a study that has bookshelves full of books, and a computer desk. Their first computer in the early seasons was a '90s era computer with a CRT monitor, but in the later seasons replaced it with a 2000s era computer and a flat panel monitor.
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| ===Rooms===
| | [[File:Crosswire Mansion Interior.png|thumb|right|300px|The interior view of the Crosswire's mansion.]] |
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| Crosswire Mansion Interior.png|Foyer | |
| MCCC33.png|Living Room
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| Crosswires' Kitchen.png|Kitchen
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| Crosswires' Dining Hall.png|Dining Room
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| MCCC34.png|Library
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| Crosswires' Swimming Pool.jpg|Swimming Pool
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| Muffy's Bedroom.PNG|Muffy's Bedroom, seen in later seasons
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| Bailey's Room.PNG|[[Bailey]]'s Room
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| Capture.PNG|Muffy's closet as a trophy room in Season 15.
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| closet.PNG|Muffy's closet as a World Girl collection in season 10
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| elevator.PNG|Elevator
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| toyz.PNG|Toy closet
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| game room.PNG|Game Room
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| jklj.PNG|Another toy room from Season 1
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| h.PNG|A fancier bathroom from Season 1
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| bath.PNG|Muffy's personal bathroom connected to her room.
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| TFWWT6.jpg|Basement
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| </gallery>
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| ===Electronics===
| | The mansion has twenty rooms, a colossal yard, and a swimming pool. Muffy's bedroom is very large and has a fancy bed, two windows, a fireplace, lamps, wardrobes, sculptures, and a tea table. Muffy also has a pet hamster. The living room contains some luxurious furniture, a fireplace, potted plants, lamps, and a white grand piano. There are dining rooms with tables and fancy designs. The chandeliers can be found in many rooms. The chauffeur, Bailey drives a black [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac Cadillac]-based limousine that is usually parked in front of the mansion. |
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| | [[Category:Locations in Elwood City]] |
| Muffyspellingtrubblecomputer.png|The Crosswires' first computer in early seasons.
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| Crosswire desktop computer.png|The Crosswires' desktop computer from season nine.
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| </gallery>
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| ===Vehicles===
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| The Crosswire family is shown to own three vehicles: two automobiles and one bicycle. Ed drives the green [[Ed Crosswire's Car|station wagon]] to work and around Elwood City, and chauffeur Bailey drives the black Cadillac-based [[Crosswires' Limousine|limousine]] to transport Muffy to school, sports games, a friend's house, and back home; and the limousine has a personalized plate with Muffy's name on it in all capital letters. Muffy also has a pink bicycle with black tires, a white seat, and a white flagpole with a yellow flag with the letter "M" on it. Her bicycle also has a remote control to lock up her bike when parked in a bicycle rack, plus fold down the flagpole.
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| Crosswire Wagon.png|Ed's station wagon
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| Limousine.png|The family's limousine driven by Bailey
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| Muffy's Bike.png|Muffy's bike
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Elwood City]] | |
| [[Category:Houses]]
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| [[Category:Crosswire family possessions]]
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| [[Category:A to Z]]
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