A. J. Miller House Explained

A. J. Miller House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 1981[1]
Designated Other1 Number:007-0638
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.0236°N -79.2325°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:July 8, 1982
Refnum:82004542

A. J. Miller House, also known as the Miller-Hemp House, is a historic home located near Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1884, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It features a central Italianate entrance and tripartite second-floor window, and paired interior chimneys. The interior features a wide variety of painted decoration by itinerant artist Green Berry Jones, who signed and dated his work June 17, 1892. They include large, brightly painted landscapes; vignettes; and woodgraining and marbleizing. Also on the property are five contributing outbuildings: two barns and a granary, a carriage house and chicken house.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A. J. Miller House. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. March 1981. 2013-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926202751/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Augusta/007-0638_Miller-Hemp_House_1982_Final_Nomination.pdf. 2012-09-26. dead. and Accompanying photo