The computer model of the Chestnut Street Theatre was preceded by a museum model constructed by Darcy Sabin Carey Frost in 1974.
Mrs. Frost's model, which for many years was on display in Meany Hall on the University of Washington Campus, was relegated to storage in the late 1980s, where it remains.
Mrs Frost's study drew heavily on the materials used by Wolcott in his initial exploration of the building, and used by Wolcott et al to develop the computer model of the theatre. Mrs. Frost's work significantly furthered research on the theatre, while at the same time posing many questions which have found answers in the later computer model.