Miller & Yeager

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Miller & Yeager
Founded1925
FoundersEwing Miller
Ralph Oscar Yeager
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United States
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Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building

Miller & Yeager was an architectural firm in Terre Haute, Indiana in the United States. It was founded in 1925 by Ewing Miller and Ralph Oscar Yeager, AIA, (b. August 16, 1892). [1] It was one of the predecessor firms of Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager. [2]

Miller & Yeager was located at 402 Opera House Building, Terre Haute, Indiana and was responsible for many landmarks in Terre Haute and Indiana. A number have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1946, Ralph O. Yeager was the sole surviving partner of Miller & Yeager and merged the firm with Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller and Pierre & Wright, both of Indianapolis, Indiana. [2]

Works by Miller & Yeager Architects

Residence at 19 Jackson Blvd (Terre Haute, Indiana, 1929)

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References

  1. archINFORM Bernard Vonnegut Accessed February 27, 2010
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Questionnaire for Architects' Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) June 13, 1946.