The Gibraltar Neighborhood Historic Gibraltar Neighborhood is an intact residential section of the city representing Council Bluffs’ development from 1855 to 1930… and you can learn more about it at “Architecture on Tap,” Thursday, July 13, 6 pm. The program will be at Joslyn Castle, 3902 Davenport in Omaha. The speaker is Tom Emmett, past Dodge House now Douglas County Historical Society Executive Director. Admission is $10. Tom’s an awesome speaker; this will be a great program! Reserve your spot n
The Bregant House is Now Open For Tours
Some called it "the doll house." Built specifically to accommodate the physical stature of its occupants , t he fireplace mantle was to other people about waist-high. The china cabinet, light switches, doorknobs, windows, bathtub, thermostat and other features were also scaled down . The house at 517 Fourth Street in Council Bluffs was built for Jean and Inez Bregant, who were respectively 45 and 42 inches tall, is truly one of a kind.