Elmer and Linnie Miller House

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Elmer and Linnie Miller House
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Elmer and Linnie Miller House
Location Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 45°32′21″N122°39′52″W / 45.53917°N 122.66444°W / 45.53917; -122.66444 Coordinates: 45°32′21″N122°39′52″W / 45.53917°N 122.66444°W / 45.53917; -122.66444
Built1896
Architectural styleQueen Anne-style
NRHP reference No. 100005017

The Elmer and Linnie Miller House (89 NE Thompson Street) is an historic house in Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1896 Queen Anne-style house in the city's Eliot neighborhood is owned by Walter Cole, the drag queen known as Darcelle XV, as of 2020. [1]

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References

  1. Eastman, Janet. "1896 Queen Anne owned by drag queen Darcelle (Walter Cole)". The Oregonian.