https://www.3dk.ca/ sells paper model building kits
Some of the UK prototype buildings look like they would transfer to a turn of the century (the previous one) North American setting, especially the factory buildings. I have seen brick houses that are similar in appearance to some of the models offered here in the the older sections of some Ohio and Pennsylvania towns.
This provider of paper models for model railroads has a couple of try before buy kits.
https://www.3dk.ca/free-kit
Here is a very useful scale conversion table
https://www.3dk.ca/re-size