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The Stettheimer Dollhouse was created by Carrie Stettheimer (1869-1944), who was an important figure in the art world of New York during the 1900’s. Carrie along with her mother, and her sisters Ettie, and Florine Stettheimer were known for their famous salons held in their home for artists and writers that included Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, and Carl Van Vechten. In Carrie’s time, it had become a popular pastime for women in society in both the United States and Europe to create dollhouses using well know artisans of the time to fashion both the house and the furnishings. Carrie spent...

Alessio Miniatures out of Huntington Station, New York create unique dollhouses, room boxes, and dollhouse materials. The owner Scott Alessio was an early entrepreneur and started his business at the age of thirteen and has been busy with it ever since. The Magical Dollhouse is proud to add Scott’s unique dollhouses kits to their extensive product line.

The Alessio Miniature dollhouse kits are unique historical representations of buildings that you don’t often see as miniatures. One of the new dollhouses available at The Magical Dollhouse is the New Yorker Dollhouse kit which is a miniature replica of early New York...

Colleen Moore who was born Kathleen Morrison, on August 19, 1899 in Port Huron, Michigan, went on to become a legend of the silent screen. From her earliest years Colleen had two loves: dollhouses and the movies. By the age of 15, Colleen had undergone a screen test with D.W. Griffith, a film director and she was on her way. She went on to play the heroine in a variety of Hollywood Western silent movies and later talking pictures.

It was Colleen’s aunts who encouraged her other love of dollhouses and miniatures. They travelled extensively and brought her unusual miniatures...

Located on the campus of the University of Missouri at Kansas City, the Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City offers a unique opportunity to travel back in time in miniature. The thirty eight room building is home to the largest collection of miniatures and toys in the Midwestern United States. The collection allows viewers to see the kinds of toys that fascinated children in the 1880’s and 1900’s. Enjoy looking at vintage and antique toy train sets, dollhouses, dolls, and toy cars as you move through the exhibition. In addition to miniatures, one of the most popular exhibits is...

In an effort to stimulate interest in ‘green homes” or homes that were environmentally friendly, several organizations created the Green Dollhouse Project. This project was a collaboration of different associations and government organizations including the Coyote Point Museum, Eco Design Resources, Sustainable San Mateo County and RecycleWorks! and others.

The project was also a competition for architects, professional designers and design students. Held in 2005, the competition challenged architects and designers to look beyond creating miniature models but to create a real dollhouse that could exhibited in the Coyote Point Museum, be part of a touring exhibit, and eventually be...