Miller's House Explained

Miller's House
Location:	Old Wye Mills Rd., near Wye Mills, Maryland
Coordinates:	38.7328°N -76.0894°W
Area:	1.8acres
Built:	c.
Builder:	Edward Lloyd III
Architecture:	Georgian
Added:	December 17, 2010
Refnum:	10001038^[1]

The Miller's House is a historic house on Old Wye Mills Road in Talbot County near Wye Mills, Maryland. The -story brick building was built c. 1770 by Edward Lloyd III, the owner of Wye Mill, for the miller to live in. The house as three bays, with a central door, and chimneys set in the outer walls. The house was built at a time when Talbot County's agricultural base was gradually shifting from tobacco to grain crops, and the Lloyds probably built the house to attract and retain skilled millers.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Talbot County, Maryland

External links

• , including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2010-12-30. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/20/10 through 12/23/10. National Park Service.
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Miller's House. October 2010. 2016-03-01 . Stephen G. Del Sordo and Ralph Crump. Maryland Historical Trust.