Blondie Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Does anyone know information about the history of the house designs? We were chatting in the Beacon Hill thread about a house we've seen that looks just like it, and it turned out to be the Disney Phantom Manor: http://www.dlrpmagic.com/guidebook/disneyland-park/frontierland/phantom-manor/ I read that Phantom Manor was opened in 1992, which means the Beacon Hill kit came out BEFORE the Disney ride since the kit was released in the 1980s. This begs the question: Did Disney copy a dollhouse design?? Lol. Now I'm curious about the BH kit. Did the company base its design off of a real life house? If so, where is it? I'm also curious about all of the other kits now. Does anyone know about them? We can certainly pester Dean about this if none of us can figure it out. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 That's interesting! I had read a post years ago that the BH was a real house. Maybe they did copy the dollhouse LOL,that would be too funny....but,seriously who could blame them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Well, we have read on here that the Westville is the only Greenleaf House designed from a real house. A photo of the real house was posted and it is an exact copy. I've never read anything about Corona Concepts having a real model or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat57 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Look up Phantom Manor on Wikipedia. Too much to detail here,but it seems to give the original inspiration for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I vaguely recall some company history in a thread in the original Forum; Dean's grandfather started designing and building die-cut dollhouse kits and I thought they were all based on actual houses. When Greenleaf stopped making kits the designs were sold to other companies. When Dean (or whoever) decided to start making dollhouse kits again, Corona Concepts was the name for the new line; and as the other kits came available again they were purchased back and Greenleaf has been rereleasing them. If I'm off, someone who knows please come in and correct this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie2 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I saw a Greenleaf Dollhouse in Home Alone movie last night! I think it was also the Beacon Hill. The history of Greenleaf is somewhere in this forum I remember reading it a few years ago or in a newsletter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Look at these three spots for some info. http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34204&p=544900 http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16530 http://moreminis.blogspot.com/2009/07/spotlight-greenleaf-dollhouses.html#.UqiAiWUo76R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 The Westville house was the only house made of a replica close to where the Greenleaf factory resides. All of there designs are based off of real house plans though. This is why most Artisans are drawn to the Greenleaf dollhouse designs. It's because on the outsides & insides, they are like a real life house with nooks and crannies like a real period home from those days (smaller rooms with character) . Not just square rooms (which are much easier to decorate lol). I had a post some years ago and the Westville, the Vineyard Cottage, Beacon Hill, Willowcrest, Jefferson, and the Willow were houses that we found real life houses of. I gotta find that thread again. It's one of the main reasons why I developed such a love for the Greenleaf Dollhouses myself. They looked like houses I found in neighborhoods where I grew up at. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Duh huh.... I just saw your links posted Selkie you have one of the links I was looking for B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie2 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Great Links and history! I learned something! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I will look for the info about the Diana. If I recall correctly, it was designed by a professor to specifically incorporate that keyhole front grill. I'll see if I can find it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey6163 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Love all the links ! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Yes, thank you all so much for sharing what you know about our houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Boy was I wrong! I am so glad to have been able to read all of this. Thank you everyone. It sure makes me appreciate Dean and Lisa all the more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklepuppies Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I vaguely recall some company history in a thread in the original Forum; Dean's grandfather started designing and building die-cut dollhouse kits and I thought they were all based on actual houses. When Greenleaf stopped making kits the designs were sold to other companies. When Dean (or whoever) decided to start making dollhouse kits again, Corona Concepts was the name for the new line; and as the other kits came available again they were purchased back and Greenleaf has been rereleasing them. If I'm off, someone who knows please come in and correct this! Here's the History of Greenleaf. http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/about.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Minis Dollhouses Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I love learning about the history of the designs. I know that there real life models are somewhere out there since in the interview I did with Dean I asked about the inspiration for the different designs and he said they were inspired by real life houses in the north east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradsMiniWorld Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I was also curious about the history of the BH. I found an image of a house that closely resembles the design elements for the BH. http://victorianhouses.tumblr.com/image/43514848654 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Is there an accurate list of discontinued Greenleaf and Corona houses ,stating when first made and when finally dropped from the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestPaces Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Thanks for unearthing this old post Brad, I learned some of the history of Greenleaf from the links above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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