Thomas Francis Miller
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T. Frank Miller | |
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| Born | Thomas Francis Miller 1863 Cecil County, Maryland, United States |
| Died | February 11, 1939 Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
T. Frank Miller (1863-1939) was an American born architect based in Philadelphia, PA in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He primarily designed churches and speculation housing in Philadelphia.
Career
Little is known of T. Frank Miller although his was an active practice which produced a number of churches in the Gothic Revival Style, schools, and banks in Pennsylvania and specifically the Philadelphia area. He was born in Cecil County, MD, and educated in Philadelphia city schools. Miller appears in the Philadelphia city directories from 1883 to 1908, first as a draftsman (1883-1884) and then as an architect from 1885 onward. His office addresses included: 615 Walnut Street (1887-1890); 1221 Arch Street (1891-1897); 1219 Arch Street (1898); the Lippincott Building (1899-1904); 1126 Walnut Street (1905-1907); and 908 Walnut Street (1908).[1]
At the time of his death at age 76, Miller was residing in Swarthmore, PA.[2]
Projects
- Stillwagon Residence, Upper Dublin, PA (1887)
- African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia [demolished] (1889)[3]
- Zion (German) Lutheran Church, Philadelphia (1890)
- Odd Fellows Hall, Paschalville, Philadelphia (1890) [4]
- Merchant's National Bank, Bangor, PA (1890) [5]
- West Hope Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia (1892)
- St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Germantown (1896)
- Willow Grove High School, Willow Grove, PA
- American Legion Building, Willow Grove, PA
- Church of the Good Shepherd, Kensington, Philadelphia [demolished]
- Spruce Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia (Renovations) (1901) [6]
- Schaeffer-Ashmead Memorial Lutheran Church/Chapel of the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia (1902) [7]
- Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Philadelphia (1904)[8]
- First Reformed Church, Renovo, PA (1905)[9]
- Spade Residence, Landsdowne, PA (1905) [10]
- Beth Eden Lutheran Church, Philadelphia (1907) [11]
- Weber House, Wyncote, PA (1909) [12]
References
- ^ "Miller, Thomas Francis or Frank (D. 1939) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings".
- ^ "T. F. Miller Dies; Architect was 76". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 14 Feb 1939.
- ^ http://mycitypaper.com/Blogs/PHILAPHILIA-Empty-Lot-of-the-Week-mdash-Unwashed-Lot-of-Wash-West/.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. 18 Jul 1890.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Bangor, PA, Historic District" (PDF).
- ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. 3 Aug 1901.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. 26 Jul 1902.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. 24 May 1904.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 Aug 1905.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 Jul 1905.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. 10 Sep 1907.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer. No. 2 Jun 1909.
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