C. W. Miller House
by Jemmy Archer
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C. W. Miller House
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Jemmy Archer
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The C. W. Miller House in Staunton Virginia, was designed by local architect T.J. Collins as a residence for the C. W. Miller family and completed 1899-1900. In 1934, Julia Spalding purchased the house from the Miller estate. She sold it to Wilmar Schmidt (professor of music at Mary Baldwin College from 1908 to 1936) in 1936. Schmidt sold the house to the college in 1941. It was used for music classes for many years, and is also referred to as the Mary Baldwin College Music Building.
The significance of the building lies chiefly in two areas: that it is in remarkable original condition and that it is Staunton's best example of the domestic Chateauesque style of architecture.
With the exception of the removal of the conservatory’s glass enclosure, the exterior is still identical to Collins' drawings of the design. Inside, the only change has been the placement of a tile floor over portions of the original hardwood floors.
The interior woodwork was designed by the architect and is made of golden oak. The first floor abounds in rich ornament and decoration such as delicate spindle arches, panelled wainscoting and stained – glass windows. The second floor, while not so lavish, nevertheless possesses ornamental woodwork and several unusual mantelpieces.
The C. W. Miller House stands as a local monument to the opulent tastes of turn-of-the-century eclectic movement, and was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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Eric Steel
I just stumbled on this. My parents purchased this house in the 1990’s and restored it. It is a beautiful house that this one picture doesn’t do it justice. The brick is not painted yellow, it is actually cream colored brick. My father decided to build a detached garage and wanted to match the brick as best as he could. He discovered that the company that originally created the bricks in the 1890’s was still in business in the 1990’s. He contacted them and they still had the original formula for the bricks in their records. So the house now has a two car detached garage made from identical bricks that were used to build the house. You can sort of see it in the bottom left corner. The interior is really pretty, all throughout the house is custom carved woodwork, ironwork, stonework, glasswork, and tile work.