Alexander McVeigh Miller House
Appearance
Alexander McVeight Miller House | |
Location | Hemlock Ave., Alderson, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°43′53″N 80°38′5″W / 37.73139°N 80.63472°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1881 |
NRHP reference No. | 78002794[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 15, 1978 |
Alexander McVeigh Miller House, also known as the Mittie Clark Miller House and "The Cedars," is a historic home located at Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built starting in 1881, and is a large, "T"-shaped frame dwelling. It features three-bay verandas and a full height, pedimented, two-columned portico. It was the home of successful novelist Mittie Frances Clarke Point and her husband Alexander McVeigh Miller. In 1939, Ruth Bryan Owen (1885-1954) and her husband purchased "The Cedars" and began making repairs. They sold the property in 1945.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ C.E. Turley (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alexander McVeigh Miller House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1881
- National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Bryan family (William Jennings Bryan family)
- 1881 establishments in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs