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Miller House (Madison, Wisconsin)

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influences. Part of the original house was removed when it was relocated to Dayton Street, and the back of the house may have once been a separate building. The house's design includes a front porch with a double entrance, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a wooden staircase and fireplace mantel.
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Asbestos siding was added to the exterior in the mid-twentieth century. Developer Randall Alexander renovated the house in 1986 by removing the new siding, rebuilding the original porches, and conducting additional maintenance on the dilapidated structure.
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The house was originally built in 1853 at a corner spot on Pinckney and Johnson Streets in Madison. It was moved to its current location in 1908 by William Miller, an aide to U.S. Senator
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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1979, and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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church on Dayton Street in 1902, was the Wisconsin contact for the
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The Miller House is located at 647 East Dayton Street within the
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Miller House (Madison, Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Miller House (Madison, Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Madison, Wisconsin
43°04′51″N 89°22′44″W / 43.08083°N 89.37889°W / 43.08083; -89.37889 (Miller House)
Greek Revival
East Dayton Street Historic District
79000339
Madison, Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places

East Dayton Street Historic District
Greek Revival
Italianate
Robert M. La Follette
African Methodist Episcopal
NAACP
Niagara Movement
National Register of Historic Places portal
National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison, Wisconsin


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
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"National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Miller House"
National Park Service

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