Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House

Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House
Location 318 N. 5th St.
Keokuk, Iowa
Coordinates 40°23′53″N 91°22′46″W / 40.39806°N 91.37944°W / 40.39806; -91.37944Coordinates: 40°23′53″N 91°22′46″W / 40.39806°N 91.37944°W / 40.39806; -91.37944
Built 1859
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 72000477 [1]
Added to NRHP October 10, 1972

The Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House in Keokuk, Iowa, United States is an Italianate style home that was built in 1859. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] The building is now operated as the Miller House Museum by the Lee County Historical Society. The house was built by Samuel Freeman Miller who was a lawyer with a national reputation and a physician. He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln to serve on the United States Supreme Court in 1862. He served on the court for 28 years.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Keokuk's National Register of Historic Places". City of Keokuk. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

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