The nursery was added in 1812. They had no power tools, so they only cut a 3' door. Eloise always told this story about the little door: Many years ago, Louise had a beau visit her. He said he looked at the little door and looked at it until curiosity got the best of him. He peeked on the other side. We don't know what he caught her doing, but it must have been juicy since the story lasted over a hundred years.