National Register of Historic Places

Miller, Justice Samuel Freeman, House

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Listed
October 9, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000477

About this property

The Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House is a historic building in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. It is now operated as the Miller House Museum by the Lee County Historical Society. The significance of this house is its association with Samuel Freeman Miller who had it built. Originally from Kentucky, he was a physician and a lawyer with a national reputation. Miller was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln to serve on the United States Supreme Court in 1862. His was the first nomination to the court of a person who resided west of the Mississippi River. He served on the court for 28 years. Although he lived here for only two years, Miller always considered this his home. The house is a two-story structure designed in the Italianate style. It has an exposed basement on the rear of the structure. The brick residence is capped with a low-pitched hip roof and bracketed eaves. The bracketed porch on the main level features a balcony on the second floor. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Location

318 N. 5th St.
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
40.39820, -91.37971

Categories

LAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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Miller, Justice Samuel Freeman, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1972.

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Miller, Justice Samuel Freeman, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Miller, Justice Samuel Freeman, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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