The home of Daisy Lampkin joins the Miniature Railroad & Village exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The exhibit also includes some Butler County landmarks, the Old Stone House and Roebling workshop.

Carnegie Science Center officials recently unveiled a new model in the Miniature Railroad & Village for patrons to enjoy during their holiday visits.

“A visit to our Miniature Railroad is a cherished Pittsburgh tradition with a 100-year legacy, and on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, I cannot be more proud to unveil this year's new model which honors Daisy Lampkin,” said Jason Brown, center director.

“Mrs. Lampkin made an indelible mark on the future of Black Americans and American history. The Carnegie Science Center team is proud to feature a figure in her likeness and her home as one of the icons in the history in Western Pennsylvania.”The model of the three-story home of Daisy Lampkin on 2519 Webster Avenue in the Hill District, as well as a figure in her likeness is featured.Taking a walking tour of Western Pennsylvania at the world-renowned display has delighted millions with its handcrafted replicas of regional landmarks, like Forbes Field and Fallingwater.

The science center, at One Allegheny Avenue, is open from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday.The Miniature Railroad's story began in 1919 with a man named Charles Bowdish of Brookville, Pa. Originally a holiday display on the second floor of his house, it moved to the Buhl Planetarium in 1954, and ultimately found its final home at Carnegie Science Center in 1992.The Miniature Railroad & Village features hundreds of realistic animated scenes that illustrate how people lived, worked, and played in the region before 1940.Contributions to the 100th Anniversary Campaign enabled the science center to refresh the gallery.Carnegie Science Center is open for visitors to enjoy these new additions and is enforcing a limited visitor capacity of 15% and facemask and cleaning protocols

Daisy Lampkin, a leader in the civil rights and women's suffrage movements lived on Webster Avenue in Pittsburgh for most of her adult life.Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive

Daisy Lampkin, a dynamic Pittsburgh woman who was a leader in the civil rights and women's suffrage movements and who lived on Webster Avenue in Pittsburgh for most of her adult life is the Miniature Railroad & Village honoree in 2020.