A Paper Model Tour of America
Paper model-making has never enjoyed as wide a popularity in the United States as it has in Europe, but there are still many paper landmarks to be seen in North America. Here is a list of scale paper places you may like to visit in minature. Nowadays there may be many more downloadable paper models available on the internet of varying quality. This list includes only those models produced as printed kits of specific buildings.
If you can contribute more information to add to the tour, please write.
Alaska - Missouri | North Carolina - Virginia | Canada
Alaska
| Sitka - St. Michael's Cathedral | Monte Enterprises, 1974 | 1:120 |
California
| Los Angeles - Old Plaza Firehouse No. 1 | 101 Productions, 1969 | 1:48 6 shts |
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| Martinez - John Muir House | 101 Productions, 1969 | 1:64 | ||
| Monterrey - Colton Hall and Jail | Monte Enterprises, 1970 | 1:120 35 pcs 3 shts |
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| Pescadero - Pigeon Point Light | Paper Landmarks, 2007 | PPL499 | ||
| San Diego - Point Loma Lighthouse | Bookshelf Models, 1987 | |||
| San Diego - Point Loma Lighthouse | 101 Productions, 1969 | 1:48 4 shts |
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| San Diego - San Diego Mission | Mark Allen / San Diego Historical Society, 1997 | 1:160 | ISBN: 088388206X | |
| San Francisco - Ghiridelli Square Clock Tower | Monte Enterprises, 1970 | 1:120 3 shts |
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| San Francisco - Museum of Modern Art | Paper Landmarks, 2005 | SFM599 | ||
| San Francisco - Victorian Houses | Linea Forma Design, 1998 | 1:160 60 pcs |
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| San Mateo - Sanchez Adobe | Monte Enterprises, 1969 | 1:120 20 pcs 2 shts |
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| San Mateo - Woodside Store | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 17 pcs 1 sht |
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| Santa Cruz - Mark Abbot Memorial Lighthouse | GBH, 1986 | 1:48 | ||
| Tiburon - Dickey House | 101 Productions, 1969 | 1:48 4 shts |
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| various - California Missions | Bellerophon Books, 1993 | 32 pgs | ISBN: 0486253686 |
Colorado
| Georgetown - Maxwell House | 101 Productions, 1974 | 1:48 5 shts |
Connecticut
| Mystic - Mystic Seaport | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 |
Washington, DC
| Washington - East Building, National Gallery of Art | Victor Veldhuijzen Van Zanten / Uitgeverij Thoth, 1989 | 1:325 159 pcs 12 shts |
ISBN: 9068680390 | |
| Washington - Lincoln Memorial | Landarte Graphics, 1992 | 3 pcs 1 card |
No. 15 | |
| Washington - Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court, Washington Monument, White House | Dell Publishing Co., 1960 | |||
| Washington - Renwick Museum | Monte Enterprises, 1971 |
1:120
5 shts |
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| Washington - U.S. Capitol | Capital Models, 1976 | 1:384 13 shts |
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| Washington - U.S. Capitol | Domus, 1983, 1994 | 1:440 145 pcs 10 shts |
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| Washington - U.S. Capitol | IDA 3D, 2001 | 1:200 18 pcs |
M25 | |
| Washington - U.S. Capitol | IDA 3D, 2001 | 1:152 37 pcs |
B24 | |
| Washington - U.S. Capitol | Micromodels, 1958 | 12 cards | ARC XXIV | |
| Washington - U.S. Capitol | Monte Enterprises, 1975 | 1:240 32 shts |
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| Washington - U.S. Capitol | Oxford Repli/Kits / Kenilworth Press, 1976 | 12 cards | LT-3 | |
| Washington - U.S. Capitol & Washington Monument | Alan Rose / Perigee Books, 1980 | 1:350 | ISBN: 0399505342 | |
| Washington - Washington Monument | Oxford Repli/Kits / Kenilworth Press, 1997 | 2 pcs 1 card |
LTS-6 | |
| Washington - White House | Landarte Graphics, 1992 | 8 pcs 1 card |
No. 13 | |
| Washington - White House | Micromodels, 1958 | 5 cards | ARC XXIV | |
| Washington - White House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 8 shts |
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| Washington - White House | OCKO, 1975 | 1:144 | ||
| Washington - White House | Oxford Repli/Kits / Kenilworth Press | LTD-6 |
Florida
| Miami - Miami Beach Art Deco Buildings | Alan Rose / St. Martin’s Press, 1997 | 1:87 12 pgs |
ISBN: 0312146795 | |
| St. Augustine - Castillo de San Marcos | Landmark Creations, 1994 | |||
| St. Augustine - Oldest House in St. Augustine | Monte Enterprises, 1971 | 1:120 2 shts |
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| Orlando, Disneyworld - Cinderella Castle | Perigee Books, 1982 | ISBN: 0399506543 |
Georgia
| Savannah - Davenport House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 |
Illinois
| Chicago - Art Institute of Chicago | Robert Basso, 1973 | |||
| Chicago - Comiskey Park | Bauer Diamonds | 1:540 | ||
| Chicago - Fort Dearborn | unknown publisher, 1933 | |||
| Chicago - Robie House | Edmund V. Gillon / Dover, 1987 | 1:87 131 pcs 32 pgs |
ISBN: 0486253686 | |
| Chicago - Robie House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 4 shts |
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| Chicago - Robie House | Victor Veldhuijzen Van Zanten / Uitgeverij Thoth, 1989 | 1:60 328 pcs 23 shts |
ISBN: 1569705356 | |
| Chicago - Sears Tower | Alan Rose / Perigee Books, 1981 | 1:350 | ISBN: 0399505369 | |
| Chicago - Sears Tower | IDA 3D, 2002 | 1:600 11 pcs |
M03 | |
| Chicago - Stock Exchange | Chris Ware / WBEZ radio premium, 2004 | 1 sht | ||
| Chicago - Wrigley Field | Bauer Diamonds | 1:540 | ||
| Chicago - Wrigley Field | Bookshelf Models, 1986 | 1:160 60 pcs |
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| Springfield - Lincoln's Home | Edmund V. Gillon / Dover, 1987 | 1:87 300 pcs |
ISBN: 0486262790 |
Indiana
| Crawfordsville - Center Hall (Wabash College) | Monte Enterprises, 1971 | 1:120 | |
| Indianapolis - Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument | EMERET Enterprises, 1987 | 1:140? 100 pcs |
Louisiana
| New Iberia - Shadows-On-The-Teche | Monte Enterprises, 1974 |
1:120
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| New Orleans - The Cabildo | 101 Productions, 1970 | 1:87 |
Maine
| Dice Head - Dice Head Light | Edmund V. Gillon / Dover, 1992 | 1:87? 16 pgs |
ISBN: 0486269434 | |
| Lubec - West Quoddy Head Lighthouse | Oxford Repli/Kits / Kenilworth Press, 1972 | 5 cards | LH-2 | |
| Nubble - Cape Meddick Light | Oxford Repli/Kits / Kenilworth Press, 1995 | 3 cards | LH-3 | |
| Portland - Portland Head Lighthouse | Oxford Repli/Kits / Kenilworth Press, 1972 | 5 cards | LH-1 |
Maryland
| Annapolis - Maryland State House | Monte Enterprises, 1973 |
1:120
7 shts |
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| Annapolis - Paca House | Monte Enterprises, 1973 | 1:120 3 shts |
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| Point of Rocks - Point of Rocks Station | Edmund V. Gillon / Dover, 1994 | 1:87 141 pcs 16 pgs |
ISBN: 0486280454 |
Massachusetts
| Boston - Faneuil Hall | Monte Enterprises, 1975 | 1:120 | ||
| Boston - Faneuil Hall | OCKO, 1976 | 1:144 | ||
| Boston - Fenway Park | Bauer Diamonds | 1:540 | ||
| Boston - Massachusetts State House | Monte Enterprises | 1:120 | ||
| Boston - Old North Church | OCKO, 1976 | 1:144 | ||
| Boston - Old State House | OCKO, 1976 | 1:144 | ||
| Boston - Paul Revere House | Edmund V. Gillon / Dover, 1991 | 1:87 80 pcs |
ISBN: 0486268993 | |
| Boston - Paul Revere House | Monte Enterprises, 1974 | 1:120 13 pcs |
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| Boston - Paul Revere House (Colonial Homes of the American Revolution) | 101 Productions, 1975 | 1:87 | ||
| Eastham - Captain Penniman House | 101 Productions, 1972 | 1:48 | ||
| Lexington - John Hancock House (Colonial Homes of the American Revolution) | 101 Productions, 1975 | 1:87 | ||
| Plymouth - Plimouth Plantation | Monte Enterprises, 1969 | 1:120 35 pcs |
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| Quincy - John Adams House (Colonial Homes of the American Revolution) | 101 Productions, 1975 | 1:87 | ||
| Salem - House of the Seven Gables | Edmund V. Gillon / Dover, 1989 | 1:87 80 pcs |
ISBN: 0486261506 | |
| Salem - House of the Seven Gables | Marilynne K. Roach, 1988 | 19 pcs 1 sht |
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| Salem - House of the Seven Gables | Oxford Repli/Kits / Kenilworth Press, 1973 | |||
| Sturbridge - Old Sturbridge Village Meeting House | Edmund V. Gillon / Dover, 1991 | 1:87 100 pcs |
ISBN: 0486269108 |
Michigan
| Dearborn - Greenfield Village | A.G. Smith / Dover, 1988 | 1:87 140 pcs 16 shts |
ISBN: 0486256359 | |
| Detroit - Tiger Stadium | Bauer Diamonds, 1988 | 1:540 28 pcs 7 shts |
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| Mackinaw City - Fort Michilimackinac | Monte Enterprises, 1972 | 1:120 10 shts |
Mississippi
| Vicksburg - Old Warren County Court House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 8 shts |
Missouri
| Crestwood - Thomas Sappington House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 2 shts |
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| Fulton - Winston Churchill Memorial | Monte Enterprises, 1967 | 1:120 3 shts |
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| St. Genevieve - Bolduc House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 4 shts |
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| St. Louis - Campbell House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 4 shts |
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| St. Louis - Gateway Arch | Paper Landmarks, 2004? | 1:600 & 1:1000 |
GAT499 GAE499 |
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| St. Louis - General Daniel Bissell House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 2 shts |
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| St. Louis - Tower Grove House | Monte Enterprises, 1968 | 1:120 2 shts |
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