Our mission: To promote and preserve the heritage of Council Bluffs through its architecture, sites and people.

Think small.

Some called it "the doll house."  Built specifically to accommodate the physical stature of its occupants, the fireplace mantle was to other people about waist-high.  The china cabinet, light switches, doorknobs, windows, bathtub, thermostat and other features were also scaled down. The house at 517 Fourth Street in Council Bluffs was built for Jean and Inez Bregant, who were respectively 45 and 42 inches tall, is truly one of a kind. History loves company. Visit the Bregant House.

Historic image, ca. 1912, of Inez and Jean at their home on Fourth Street. Note the property to the south (right) is vacant.

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