Oliver Miller Homestead
Appearance
James Miller House | |
Location | South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°19′12″N 80°0′24″W / 40.32000°N 80.00667°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1808 |
Architect | Miller, James; Miller, Oliver |
NRHP reference No. | 75001605[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 17, 1975 |
Designated PHLF | 1979[2] |
Oliver Miller Homestead, site of the James Miller House, is a public museum that commemorates pioneer settlers of Western Pennsylvania. It is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's South Park 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Pittsburgh in South Park Township.
The house was built on the site of the Oliver Miller Homestead, which was first settled in 1772. In 1794, the first gunshots of the Whiskey Rebellion were fired on the property. In 1830, the original log house was replaced with a large stone section, making it the "Stone Manse" house as it stands today. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and is a stop on the American Whiskey Trail.[3]
See also
References
- Baldwin, Leland. Whiskey Rebels: The Story of a Frontier Uprising. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1939.
- Cooke, Jacob E. "The Whiskey Insurrection: A Re-Evaluation." Pennsylvania History, 30, July 1963, pp. 316–364.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "American Whisky Trail". Retrieved December 2, 2011.
External links
- Museum Website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-410, "James Miller House, Pittsburgh vicinity, Library, Allegheny County, PA", 3 photos, 16 color transparencies, 30 measured drawings, 3 data pages, 9 photo caption pages
- "Which Oliver Miller?, Western Pennsylvania History Magazine, Home > Pittsburgh History, Volume 75, Number 4, Winter 1992-1993 by Norma Hartman
Categories:
- Houses completed in 1808
- Houses completed in 1830
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Museums in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Historic house museums in Pennsylvania
- Houses in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- 1830 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Whiskey Rebellion
- Pennsylvania museum stubs
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pittsburgh building and structure stubs