Friday, June 8, 2012

Arthur Huse's Tampa Dwarf house

At the corner of Wood Street and Newport Avenue sits a compound of three miniature buildings that would stand out on any American street. The ceilings are under 7 feet high, and the buildings are covered in sculptures, carvings and mosaics. The complex was built in 1947 by a man named Arthur Huse. The story behind their whimsical design and miniature scale is lost to history. "Part of the fascination of this compound is its size," Yent said. "The buildings are much smaller in scale than today's standards."