Allan Miller House

Coordinates: 41°45′57″N 87°34′16″W / 41.76583°N 87.57111°W / 41.76583; -87.57111
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Allan Miller House
Chicago Landmark
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°45′57″N 87°34′16″W / 41.76583°N 87.57111°W / 41.76583; -87.57111
Built1915
ArchitectJohn S. Van Bergen; N.A. Pellinger
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.91001082[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1991
Designated CLDecember 1, 1993

The Allan Miller House is a

Chicago Landmark and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]

History

The Allan Miller House, on Paxton Avenue was designed by John S. Van Bergen in 1913 for advertising executive Allan Miller.[2]

Architecture

The Miller House is considered an "excellent" example of

prairie style architecture and it is Chicago's only surviving example of architect John S. Van Bergen.[2] The home, like all prairie style homes, is meant to evoke the Midwestern prairie through its horizontal form and integration with the surrounding natural landscape.[2]

Significance

The Miller House was added to the U.S.

Chicago Landmark on December 1, 1993.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e Miller House Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine," Chicago Landmarks, CityofChicago.org. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  3. ^ National Register Digital Assets, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. Retrieved on April 16, 2016.