A Southern Colonial House in Miniature, circa 1948

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A Southern Colonial House in Miniature, circa 1948

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This booklet describes the creation of the "Hammons House," a Colonial Revival miniature mansion co-designed by Claire Bagley Hammons, her husband Frederick Dent Hammons, and architect Joseph S. Coté. The model house was completed in 1948 and given as a gift to the Seattle Historical Society, now known as the Museum of History & Industry, in 1955. The pamphlet has black and white photographs of the individual rooms with details about their furnishings and creation. There is an introduction by the author, who dedicated the booklet to her husband.

Some years later, in 1960, Claire Bagley Hammons wrote a letter to a Mrs. McLennon, probably at the Seattle Historical Society, with an 11-page enclosure describing the model house in greater detail. With a page for each room of the house, the entries detail the provenance of objects and how some specific objects were created.

ID Number: MS.COLL.814

Date: Circa 1948

Creator(s): Hammons, Claire Bagley, Author

Physical Description: 1 pamphlet (16 p.) ; 8 x 5 in

Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Credit: MOHAI, Manuscript Collection, MS.COLL.814

Subjects: Recreation, Homes and Housing