The Miniature White House is a detailed miniature replica of the White House created by miniaturists John and Jan Zweifel.[1][2][3] 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.
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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.[1]
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.[1]
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.
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edit- ^ a b c "A Gift to the Nation". American Profile. June 4, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ "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. November 19, 1996. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ Magida, Phyllis (August 23, 1985). "Roving White House replica is a special gift to the American people". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2009.