Frederick A. Miller House

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Frederick A. Miller House-Broad Gables
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Frederick A. Miller House
Location2065 Barton Pl. and 140 Park Dr., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°57′54″N82°56′42″W / 39.96510°N 82.94512°W / 39.96510; -82.94512
Built1915
Architect Richards, McCarty & Bulford
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 85001689 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1985

The Frederick A. Miller House, or Broad Gables, formerly the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Carmelite Community is a historic house in the Wolfe Park neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and has been described as one of Columbus' grandest homes. [2] It is a well-preserved example of early 20th century Tudor Revival houses. It was built in 1915 and designed by Columbus firm Richards, McCarty & Bulford in the Tudor Revival style. [1] [3]

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Miller family residence

The house was built for Frederick A. Miller, president of the H.C. Godman Co., the city's first and largest shoe manufacturer. At the time of its construction, he was the vice president and general manager of that company, co-founded by his father. [3] Miller's wife, Roberta, hosted a reception promoting the Equal Rights Amendment in the residence in 1934, one of the first such events in the state of Ohio. [4] Miller died in 1945, and his wife remarried, rarely used the house while living in New York, and sold it in 1950. In October of the same year, a group of cloistered Carmelite nuns purchased the property and used it as a monastery. [3] [5]

Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

In 1947, Michael Joseph Ready, the bishop of Columbus, invited Carmelite nuns from Loretto, Pennsylvania to come to the Diocese of Columbus and pray for priests. [6] [7] Six sisters took up residence in a converted garage on September 12 and by 1950 the community had grown to 20 members, necessitating the purchase of the Miller home. [5] [6] The nuns, in addition to daily recitation of the Divine Office and attendance at Mass, manufacturing altar bread and laundered altar linens and vestments. [8] The community lived according to the Rule of Saint Albert and the Constitutions of the Carmelites as written by Teresa of Ávila. [5] The campus also served as a meeting place for the third order of the Carmelites in the Columbus area, [6] [9] and was open to the public for novenas, Masses, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and other prayer services. [10] [11] [12]

Carmelite Community

In 1975, the monastery opened itself to the public, allowed lay associates and secular clergy to enter, and was re-founded as the Carmel Community by Edward Herrmann. [13] It was granted the canonical status of a pious union on November 22 at St. Joseph Cathedral. [14] Members continued the work of manufacturing altar bread, and also expanded into wine sales. [15] [16] Carmelites affiliated with the group also gave talks and hosted retreats throughout central Ohio. [17] [18] [19] In 1983, the Bexley residence was sold and the community moved to a property on the far East Side near I-270. [20] [21] James Griffin dissolved the community in 1991 due to misconduct by its members. [22] [23]

Residential use

Following its sale by the Carmelites in 1983, the property was purchased and returned to being used as a single-family residence, and added to the National Register of Historic Places two years later. [3] In 1988, John B. McCoy purchased the residence for $1.22 million. [24] In 2014 it was listed for sale at $3.995 million, and described as having five bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and four half-baths. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Weiker, Jim. "Grand opportunity." Columbus Dispatch, The (OH), December 7, 2014: 1I. NewsBank: America's News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.oh0024.oplin.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/152124A0A6F70960.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Frederick A. Miller House-Broad Gables". National Park Service . Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Equal Rights 1934-11-10: Vol 20 Iss 41. Internet Archive. National Woman's Party. November 10, 1934.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Carmel Celebrates Tenth Anniversary". The Catholic Times. September 13, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Donald Schlegel (2001). Illustrated History Of The Diocese Of Columbus Donald Schlegel 2001.
  7. ↑ "Obituaries: Fingerlin, Sara Marie" Columbus Dispatch, The (OH), June 6, 2011: 4B. NewsBank: America's News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.oh0024.oplin.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/137B42ABD2F4DC08.
  8. ↑ "Friends of Carmel to Share in Carmelite Work". The Catholic Times. October 5, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/ohio/columbus/columbus-catholic-times/1959/04-03/page-2 Columbus Catholic Times Apr 03, 1959, Page 2 Columbus, Ohio, US
  10. ↑ "Discalced Carmelites Offering Novena to Immaculate Heart". The Catholic Times. August 15, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Novena Slated at Carmel". The Catholic Times. December 12, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Novena Set July 8-16 at Carmel". The Catholic Times. July 3, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  13. ↑ Thomas, Evangeline; White, Joyce L.; Wachtel, Lois (1983). Women religious history sources : a guide to repositories in the United States. Internet Archive. New York : R.R. Bowker. ISBN   978-0-8352-1681-4.
  14. ↑ "Carmel Community to Form". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Communion bread is tradition". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. December 27, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ohio Nuns Distribute Wine". The Times Recorder. December 7, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Variety of workshops planned for Sunday Seminar at St. Mary". The Marion Star. January 25, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Prayer focus of workshop". The Marion Star. February 8, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Area churches prepare for Lent". The Newark Advocate. February 3, 1978. p. 5. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  20. ↑ Harden, Mike. "BAKING COMMUNION WAFERS ALL IN A DAY'S WORK." Columbus Dispatch, The (OH), December 2, 1985: B1. NewsBank: America's News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.oh0024.oplin.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/11B95C13D9B94808.
  21. ↑ The official Catholic directory for the year of Our Lord. Boston Public Library. New York : P.J. Kenedy. 1983.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  22. ↑ Blackford, Darris C.. "RELIGIOUS GROUP IS DISSOLVED - DIOCESE EXAMINED SEXUAL RELATIONS AMONG MEMBERS." Columbus Dispatch, The (OH), June 7, 1991: 01B. NewsBank: America's News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.oh0024.oplin.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/10E0D7DCEFEE66A8.
  23. ↑ Blackford, Darris C.. "SEX ALLEGATIONS PROBED AT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY." Columbus Dispatch, The (OH), March 14, 1991: 05C. NewsBank: America's News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.oh0024.oplin.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/10E0D764E1F52550.
  24. ↑ Bush, Bill. "HIGH-PRICED HOMES ONLY COMPLICATE APPRAISAL PROCESS." Columbus Dispatch, The (OH), March 13, 2000: 7A. NewsBank: America's News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.oh0024.oplin.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/10DCF0FA47D3C0F0
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