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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Adult foster care providers protest home closures ... Employers, workers get clarity on Oregon minimum wage rules ... Former SOU VP Earl Potter mourned by colleagues in two states ... Adult foster care providers protest home closures ... Employers, workers get clarity on Oregon minimum wage rules ... Former SOU VP Earl Potter mourned by colleagues in two states ... A 26-room house for $160,000' ... Now, that's a museum piece By The Washington Post MailTribune.com By The Washington Post Posted Jan. 25, 2007 at 2:00 AM Updated Feb 16, 2011 at 10:55 AM By The Washington Post Posted Jan. 25, 2007 at 2:00 AM Updated Feb 16, 2011 at 10:55 AM » Social News Nybelwyck Hall is a 26-room estate, with 19th-century architectural elements suggested by homes in Washington and the Hudson River Valley and filled with about 900 interior objects & 8212; many of them hand-crafted. Built over 10 years by Mark O'Banks for about $20,000, it was recently appraised for $160,000. What's the catch? Well, to live in it, you'd have to be really, really small. The elaborate dollhouse was built by O'Banks in his Washington, D.C., apartment before he died of AIDS in 2002. His hope was that the mansion, would end up in a museum. And so it has. — "Nybelwyck Hall," a name O'Banks said he divined using a Ouija board, was given to New York's Hudson River Museum (), where it is on display through April. Its furnishings include antiques bought from the now-closed Washington Dolls' House and Toy Museum, needlepoint rugs that O'Banks designed and were crafted by his mother and pictures he framed with molding found on the street. The fa& 231;ade of the central portion is loosely based on the Hudson River estate, Staatsburg. The orange and green color scheme on the high Victorian addition is based on Wilderstein, the family home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's secretary. The concept of the lantern comes from George Washington's home Mount Vernon. The roof line in the French style was drawn from buildings on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. Nybelwyck Hall is filled with allusions to O'Banks' friends, family and special moments woven into the story of the dollhouse's fictional Van Nybelwyck family. By The Washington Post MailTribune.com By The Washington Post Posted Jan. 25, 2007 at 2:00 AM Updated Feb 16, 2011 at 10:55 AM » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501