A woman in 1957 who frames the entire graphic novel. She spends the span of the narrative looking around the room, trying to remember what she needs. Her brief, mundane search anchors the sweeping historical timeline, providing a momentary present-tense lens through which the room's past and future unfold.

The Royal Governor of New Jersey and the son of a famous American revolutionary. As a staunch Loyalist to the British crown, he feels immense anxiety regarding the changing political tides. He dreads an impending dinner visit from his father, fearing an ideological clash that threatens to permanently fracture their family.

A passionate American revolutionary and the father of a Loyalist governor. Although he promises his grandson that he will refrain from arguing during their visit, his dedication to the independence movement boils over into a fierce dispute. He represents the incoming wave of political change disrupting the colonial order.

A group of four individuals—two elderly men, an elderly woman, and a younger woman—gathering casually in the living room. The younger woman shares a joke about a doctor giving a patient bad news, prompting loud laughter. The lighthearted moment immediately darkens when one of the elderly men suddenly coughs and collapses.

A family of two parents and five children who frequently arrange themselves on the living room couch for group photographs. Spanning from the early 1960s into the 1980s, the family captures their growth on film. As the decades pass, the children age into adults and their expressions shift from bright smiles to neutral indifference.

A trio of historical researchers consisting of a formal leader and two younger colleagues. They visit the modern home to inquire about excavating Indigenous artifacts from the property. They view the everyday domestic space as an academic site, seeking to uncover the distant past buried beneath the floorboards.

Two Lenape inhabitants of the land centuries before European colonization or the construction of the house. The man tells a frightening story about a mythical beast before physically forcing himself on the woman. Their presence grounds the property's history in human trauma and survival long before it becomes a suburban home.

A male painter and a female companion enjoying a leisurely afternoon on the estate's sprawling grounds. While the woman pours wine and asks him to paint her portrait, the man insists on painting the scenery instead, referring to her as his muse but ignoring her direct requests.

A dedicated construction worker responsible for erecting the home that anchors the narrative. Working steadily throughout 1907, he lays the foundation, frames the walls, and installs the hardwood floors, physically shaping the environment that countless future residents will occupy.

An artificial, highly lifelike woman operating centuries in the future, long after the house has been destroyed by water. She uses holographic projections to educate her tour group about the 20th century, displaying everyday items like keys and wallets as if they were ancient, mysterious artifacts.

A father confined to a pullout bed in the living room due to a broken hip, cared for by his adult son. The father pretends to be deaf to his son's instructions about medication, using humor to deflect from his physical vulnerability before offering a sobering warning about the inevitability of aging.

The fifteen-year-old son of a Loyalist governor. Having been separated from his father for years, he acts as a nervous mediator between his father and grandfather. He specifically begs his grandfather not to bring up politics, hoping desperately for a peaceful family reunion.