Victorian House Model
notes: label: Description
content: A masterpiece of craftsmanship, this ornate model was built by Leonard Roth, a Philadelphia shoemaker, and took ten years to complete.
label: Description
content: The house represents the French Second Empire style, which was popular in America from the 1860s to 1880s. It features a double spiral staircase, elaborate gingerbread trim, and mansard roof. With meticulous attention to detail, Roth outfitted the house with windows, a doorbell, and gaslights that actually worked.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Engineering, Building, and Architecture
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content: National Treasures exhibit
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of eorge L. Roth
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.0281
label: catalog number
content: 60.0281
label: accession number
content: 226177
objectType: label: Object Name
content: house
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)