Lewis Miller Cottage

The Lewis Miller Cottage is a historic house at Whitfield and Vincent Avenues, on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institute in Chautauqua, New York. Built in 1874, it was the residence of Lewis Miller, founder and leader of the Chautauqua movement. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its association with Miller,[2][4] and is included in the larger Chautauqua Institution Historic District, also a National Historic Landmark.

Lewis Miller Cottage, Chautauqua Institution
Lewis Miller Cottage, 1967
LocationVincent and Whitfield Aves., Chautauqua, New York
Coordinates42°12′37″N 79°27′53″W
Built1874 (1874)
Part ofChautauqua Institution Historic District (ID73001168)
NRHP reference No.66000506
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDecember 21, 1965[2]
Designated NHLDCPJune 29, 1989[3]

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.[4]

The cottage is a prefabricated structure, built in 1874 and delivered here for Lewis Miller (1829-1899), founder and leader of the Chautauqua movement. It is one of the first buildings to be erected on what became the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution, founded by Miller and John Heyl Vincent 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 in 1989, still owned by Miller's family.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Lewis Miller Cottage, Chautauqua Institution". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
  3. "Chautauqua Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-10. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08.
  4. S. Sydney Bradford (January 7, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lewis Miller Cottage" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1965. (673 KB)
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