George Miller House (Stehekin, Washington)

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George Miller House
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LocationShortly east of Stehekin Valley Road, Stehekin, Washington, in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Coordinates 48°18′41″N120°39′24″W / 48.3115°N 120.65675°W / 48.3115; -120.65675
Builtc.1938-c.1942
ArchitectBlankenship, Jack
MPS North Cascades National Park Service Complex MRA
NRHP reference No. 88003464
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1989 [1]

The George Miller House is a rustic log cabin near Stehekin, Washington, United States, in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The cabin was built in 1938 and continues to function as a residence. [2]

It is a one-and-a-half-story log house 22 by 32 feet (6.7 m × 9.8 m) in plan with a shed-roofed addition for a kitchen on one side. It is built on a rock foundation and has a brick chimney in the addition. [3]

It was built Jack Blankenship in c.1938-c.1942, and was lived in by Guy "Dad Imus" Imus, Sr., during 1945–46. It was purchased by George Miller in the late 1940s. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "George Miller House". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Gretchen Luxenberg (Summer 1984). "Pacific Northwest Region Office (PNRO) Inventory: George Miller House / NPS Employee Housing". National Park Service . Retrieved June 20, 2017. With photo.