Jean and Inez Bregant House

The Jean and Inez Bregant House, also known as The Little Peoples' House, is a historic building located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. The Bregants were little people who worked as Vaudeville performers.[2] This 1½-story Craftsman was one of the few houses built in the United States for little people.[3] The rectangular frame structure sits at the back of its lot. The house was built by Inez's parents, whose house was immediately to the south, after Jean and Inez retired from performing. It features a polygonal bay on the north side, and rectangular bay on the south, and a full size bungloid porch across the front. The interior has four rooms and a bath. Because the Bregants loved to entertain, the rooms, doorways and furnishings accommodated full-size people.[3] However, it also had a miniature clawfoot bathtub, stove, a low fireplace mantel, built-in benches that sat low-to-the-ground, as well as other scaled-down details. After Inez died in 1969, the house was home to average sized people who undid some of its original details. It is now owned by Preserve Council Bluffs who is restoring it to its original condition. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Jean and Inez Bregant House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	517 S. 4th St. Council Bluffs, Iowa
Coordinates	41°15′22.4″N 95°50′58.3″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	95000557[1]
Added to NRHP	October 16, 2013

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Molly Meyers Naumann. "Jean and Inez Bregant House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
3. Chris Peters (December 4, 2015). "Big plans for 700-square-foot Council Bluffs home built for little vaudeville performers". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha. Retrieved 2016-11-14.