John Hickman Miller House
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Dallas businessman John Hickman Miller (d. 1933) had this house built in 1904 as a wedding gift for his wife Katherine "Kitty" (Melone) (d. 1969) Miller was the son of pioneer area settler William B. Miller, owner of Millermore (in Old City Park). This house is one of the few examples of shingle-style architecture remaining in Texas. The interior includes a large basement area and the shingled exterior features a gabled roof and a wide veranda. RTHL - 1980
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Dallas businessman John Hickman Miller, son of pioneer settler William B. Miller of Millermore, had this house built in 1904 as a wedding gift for his wife Katherine. Its wide veranda, gabled roof, and shingled exterior make it one of the few surviving examples of shingle-style architecture in Texas. The home links a prominent city family to the distinctive building fashions of the turn of the century.
Why it matters
As a rare Texas example of shingle-style design, the house preserves an architectural chapter that connects a pioneer Dallas family to the tastes of the early modern city.
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Related people
- · John Hickman Miller
- · Katherine Miller
- · William B. Miller
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