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Outdoor Playhouses 1850-1930

"The best plaything for a child is not a splendid and complex rattle-trap, but some simple and rough, thing which may ... aid to stimulate invention and contrivance. The best of all such things for girls is a house." Godey's, 1859

See photographs of real historical outdoor playhouses made for children from prominent families during the 19th and early 20th centuries, including the brick playhouse that Churchill built for his daughter Mary.  [CLICK for full article]