Well, the one nice, very nice, thing about living here is that the humidity is really, really low almost all the time. Heck, we only get 17 inches of percipatation (snow AND rain) in an average year.

There is no moisture problem in the basement from the environment -- we did have some, but got the bathroom leaks fixed (for a very pretty penny, too!).

I think that this might have been a half-way house for Mormon missionaries at one time. Or grad students at the University. There's no indication of children having been in this part of the house, at least not as residents.

Keep the advice coming, folks. I'm taking it all in.