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The Miniature White House
Detailed miniature replica of the White House, in Clermont, Florida
Detailed miniature replica of the White House, in Clermont, Florida
The Miniature White House is a detailed miniature replica of the White House created by miniaturists John and Jan Zweifel.{{cite news | url= http://www.americanprofile.com/heroes/article/5341.html | title= A Gift to the Nation | publisher=American Profile | date=June 4, 2006 | accessdate=October 7, 2009}} It is kept at the Zweifels' Presidents Hall of Fame in Clermont, Florida, though portions of it are often displayed elsewhere, including at presidential libraries.
Its construction began in 1962. Built to a 1-inch-to-1-foot scale, it replicates in painstaking detail almost all the rooms in the White House, including the East Wing, West Wing, and the Oval Office.
It has been displayed in every U.S. state. In the 1970s and early 1980s, it was displayed in several foreign countries. In the Netherlands, the replica was attacked by a group of anti-American vandals, who damaged most of the model, but all was eventually repaired.
In 1994, W. W. Norton & Company published The White House in Miniature by Gail Buckland, a book about the model's history and creators that features photographs of all the miniature rooms. A VHS/DVD tour of the replica has also been made.
References
References
- (November 19, 1996). "It's a small world: The house that John Zweifel built is a miniature version of America's most famous residence". [[The Kansas City Star]].
- Magida, Phyllis. (August 23, 1985). "Roving White House replica is a special gift to the American people". [[Chicago Tribune]].
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