A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village
- A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village
The A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village is an interactive children's museum located in Salem, Oregon, United States. This hands-on museum was named in honor of American inventor Alfred Carlton Gilbert and displays several of his inventions, most notably the Erector Set. In fact, the Village is home to the world's largest Erector Set tower at 52 feet. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/erector-set Answers.com - Erector Sets] ] [ [http://acgilbert.org/Programs/Museum%20Guide/a.c.'s%20backyard.html A.C.'s Backyard] ] Originally home to the National Toy Hall of Fame, the museum sold the Hall of Fame to the Strong - National Museum of Play in 2002. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/10/10/childrens.museum.ap/index.html Kids apply themselves at Museum of Play.] CNN, accessed October 10 2007.]
Besides its interactive exhibits, the Discovery Village also provides summer camps, birthday party packages, and outreach programs.
The museum is housed in several historic Victorian buildings, including the Andrew T. Gilbert House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and a 1998 replica of the Wilson-Durbin House, which was also NRHP-listed until it was destroyed by fire in 1990. [ [http://acgilbert.org/About%20Us.html A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village: About Us] ]
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* [http://www.acgilbert.org/ A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village homepage]
* [http://www.salemquarterly.com/site.php?site_id=14 Salem Historical Quarterly on the A.C. Gilbert Historical Residences]
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