Lewis Miller Cottage
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Lewis Miller Cottage
OR:
Lewis Miller Cottage on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The Lewis Miller Cottage is a historic house at Whitfield and Vincent Avenues, on the grounds of the
Chautauqua Institute The Chautauqua Institution ( ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on in Chautauqua, New York, northwest of Jamestown in the Western Southern Tier of New York State. Established in 1874, the ...
in
Chautauqua, New York Chautauqua ( ) is a town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 4,017 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. It is the home of the Chautauqua Institution and the birthplac ...
. Built in 1874, it was the residence of Lewis Miller, founder and leader of the
Chautauqua Chautauqua ( ) was an adult education and social movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua bro ...
movement. It was named a
National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
in 1965 for its association with Miller, and   and is included in the larger
Chautauqua Institution Historic District The Chautauqua Institution ( ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on in Chautauqua, New York, northwest of Jamestown in the Western Southern Tier of New York State. Established in 1874, the ...
, also a
National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
.


Description and history

The Lewis Miller Cottage stands in the village of Chautauqua, at the northwest corner of Vincent and Whitfield Avenues. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a broad gabled roof showing Stick style woodwork and large supporting brackets. It has a symmetrical front facade, with sash windows flanking the center entrance on the ground floor, and paired sash windows on the second floor, flanking a center doorway that provides access to the second-story balcony. The first-floor porch and second-floor balcony both have gingerbread balustrades. The cottage is a prefabricated structure, built in 1874 and delivered here for Lewis Miller (1829-1899), founder and leader of the
Chautauqua Chautauqua ( ) was an adult education and social movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua bro ...
movement. It is one of the first buildings to be erected on what became the grounds of the
Chautauqua Institution The Chautauqua Institution ( ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on in Chautauqua, New York, northwest of Jamestown in the Western Southern Tier of New York State. Established in 1874, the ...
, founded by Miller and
John Heyl Vincent John Heyl Vincent (February 23, 1832 – May 9, 1920) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and was educated at Lewisburg (Pa.) Academy and at Wesleyan Institute, Newark, N. J. He e ...
in 1874. The Chautauqua movement, which reached its height early in the 20th century, was a national movement of adult education and enrichment programs which is still active at a smaller scale. The house was, as of its designation as a
National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
in 1989, still owned by Miller's family.


See also

*
List of National Historic Landmarks in New York This is a list of National Historic Landmarks and comparable other historic sites designated by the U.S. government in the U.S. state of New York. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program operates under the auspices of the Nat ...
*
National Register of Historic Places in Chautauqua County, New York This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chautauqua County, New York. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Chautauqua County, Ne ...


References


External links


Lewis Miller Cottage (3 photos)
at
Historic American Buildings Survey Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Lewis, Cottage Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Historic Landmarks in New York (state) Houses completed in 1874 Houses in Chautauqua County, New York Historic district contributing properties in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Chautauqua County, New York Chautauqua Institution