The Mills House, also known as the Lewis-Mills House, is a historic residence in
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...
,
Spalding County, Georgia. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on October 18, 1972. It is located at 406 North Hill Street.
It is a fine example of a
Greek Revival
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...
"temple-front" house, and perhaps was designed by
Charles B. Cluskey
Charles Blaney Cluskey (ca. 1808–1871) was an American architect active from the 1830s to the start of the Civil War, and therefore he is recognized as an antebellum architect. He is reputed to be the initiator of the Greek Revival–style in the ...
. It was built in the 1850s for the Lewis family, and was long occupied by the Mills family.
[ with ] In 2018 it is currently a law office.
See also
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References
External links
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Mills HouseRyan-Gluesing.com
Buildings and structures in Griffin, Georgia
Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
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