A MINIATURE HOUSE

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20950, 1 November 1939, Page 3

A MINIATURE HOUSE

COLLEGE GIRLS’ ABODE The narrowest house in Manhattan is a three-storeyed building with an outside measurement of 9ft. 6in., and which, inside, is only Bft. wide. The miniature residence is built in the space of a previous driveway and is now the home of three college graduates, Misses Anne Coyle, Carol Jackson and Frances Puccini. This tiny house has an interesting history. John Barrymore was once a tenant, and it was also once the home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, the famous American poetess. Another of the arts, that of music, is also associated with the little house, for Deems Taylor, a well-known musical critic and composer, is said to have written a great deal of music in the study. The three present tenants have developed for themselves an unusual profession guides on Sidewalk Tours. They decided that more could be discovered about a city by tramping round the pavements and diving into odd streets and corners than could be seen from a comfortable seat in a sight-seeing bus. They do not make much money at their selfimposed task, but consider that the fun they have in taking visitors on walking tours of the city is wellworth the effort.

The furnishing of their house provided a great problem, for all modern furniture was too big and cumbersome. The girls have acquired a number of miniature antiques, and divar s are used as beds. The kitchen is a real “dolls’ house,” and only one of the girls can cook in it at a time.