Christian Miller House

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Christian Miller House
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Christian Miller House, April 2012
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Location233 W. Mahoning St., Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°56′34″N78°58′28″W / 40.94278°N 78.97444°W / 40.94278; -78.97444 Coordinates: 40°56′34″N78°58′28″W / 40.94278°N 78.97444°W / 40.94278; -78.97444
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1870
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 94001565 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1995

Christian Miller House is a historic home located at Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1870, and is a 2+12-story, frame dwelling on a stone foundation in the Italianate-style. It features a slate covered intersecting gable roof, hipped roof front porch, and round- and segmental-arched windows. For many years the house was divided into apartments. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-02.Note: This includes David L. Taylor (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Christian Miller House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.