the Gideon Ives House is a historic house located in a US state that is often noted as what ?
Gideon Ives House: The Gideon Ives House is a historic house at 408 East Jefferson Street in New Boston, Illinois. Illinois:  It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country.
a microcosm of the entire country