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A bit of France, on Bainbridge
Island man’s long labor of love enthralls all ages at Bloedel MEGAN STEPHENSON Kitsap Week
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this estate he first saw someone building model houses as a hobby. Shappell studied horticulture at Iowa State University — through a loan offered by the estate owner — but his life soon took a different turn. After graduating in 1953, he was commissioned into the Air
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his grandmother’s Iowa cabin. He was born and raised just outside the river town of Dubuque, Iowa, and spent much of his childhood tending the garden at his grandmother’s log cabin. Later, he tended a garden on a farming estate where his father worked. It was on
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its third year; it attracted 5,000 visitors last year. Shappell, a longtime horticulturist, used recycled woods and fabrics in creating his intricate, handcrafted villages. For Shappell, horticulture and building model houses are linked, dating back to time he spent at
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All the comforts of home: Dwight Shappell’s model houses feature movable furniture, carpet, framed pictures, and upholstery made by his wife. Megan Stephenson / Kitsap Week
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AINBRIDGE ISLAND — The three girls had looks of wonder on their faces as they followed the trains around the miniature villages. Two of them, sisters from Poulsbo, crouched down to check out the lavishly decorated rooms inside the houses. The older sister said she had a dollhouse at home but it didn’t compare to these houses. But their favorite part was the train. The tranquility of the holiday scene was momentarily broken by excited laughter. This is why Dwight Shappell recreated the French villages in miniature form — “for no reason other than the sheer joy of doing it, and watching the joy on people’s faces.” Over the years, the villages have brought joy to thousands of people. The model villages are on exhibit until Dec. 31 in Bloedel Reserve’s visitor center — a grand, creamcolored manor house decked out with festive botanical arrangements made from the reserve’s collections. Model trains, operated by Dave Durfee of the Bremerton Northern Model Railroad Club, take visitors’ imaginations through the villages. The Holiday Village is in
Force for two years; he was stationed in Moulin, France, where he met and married his wife, Rolande. While his time in France inspired the model homes and shops he created over the next 40 years, he crafted them out of materials handy to him in the many places the family lived. After about six years working as a florist, Shappell was recalled into the Air Force. He worked as a squadron commander and commissary and exchange officer for the next 18 years. He was stationed in Wichita, Kan., where he built the first village in 1963 as a holiday display for his church’s
A girl gets excited as the train travels along Dwight Shappell’s model village at Bloedel Reserve. The model villages represent 40 years of work. They are on exhibit at Blodekl through Dec. 31.
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