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I reduced the model to save on storage space for the finished model. To print two sheets on a letter-sized paper I had to squeeze the images down to 47%. At that size the house wasn't too difficult to build except for the tiny stairs which were a bit fussy. The final model is about 3.5" wide x 6" long x 3" high.
The scale of the original isn't marked, but I'd like to figure it out... An archivist at the LOC told me that the original sheets are about 9.5" x 13". Guessing that the man on the steps in the photo is about 5'11" or 6' with his hat on, then the porch columns would be about 10'6" tall. Compared to the printed model where the porch is about 1-1/8" tall... the model is very roughly 1:100 scale. More or less! It seems fairly accurate to the real house seen in the photograph, although the artist left off the picturesque signs on the front and side of the house and only included the sign on the annex in back.
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