Jesse Boaz Miller (1880-1968), Architect
Jesse Boaz Miller was born near Wahoo, Nebraska in 1880. He received his advanced education at Nebraska Wesleyan University (1903-1904), the University of Nebraska (1904-1905), and the University of Illinois (1906-1907). In 1907, upon his return from the University of Illinois, Miller was engaged as a draftsman with the firm, F. C. Fiske, Architect, continuing there until 1913 when he became the junior partner of Fiske & Miller, Architects. The partnership was dissolved in 1914 and Miller began to practice independently. In May of 1924, Mr. Miller went into partnership with Fred Craig. Miller died in 1968.[1]
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1915-1918, 1920-1922, 1935-1961
Educational & Professional Associations
1938: Registered Professional Architect, Nebraska, A-14; January 25, 1938.[9]
1907-1913: draftsman, F. C. Fiske, Architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1913-1914: junior partner, Fiske & Miller, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][10]
1915-1923: architect, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1924-____: partner, Miller & Craig, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
1961: License expired December 31, 1961.[9]
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Miller House (1911), 3434 T St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:E09-222)
E. T. Jennings House (1915), 3214 R St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:E09-378)
Café and Shop/Yellow Cab (1915, 1949), 206 N 7th St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C09-083)
Lower Estates House (1915), 320 S. 29th St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:E08-187)
W.B. Shurtleff Apartments (1915), 1441 G St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D07-0145)
John Violet House (1915), 1236 H St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C08-223)
S.S. English Store Rooms-Lincoln Industries (1915), 432 S. 11th, Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C08-251)
John M. Alexander house (1915), 1915 D St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[6] (LC13:D07-471)
Towne House (1915), 320 S 29th St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[7]
L. H. DeBrown house (1915), 1995 Ryons St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D05-122)
E. B. Cowles House (1916), 1901 S. 24th St. Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D06-0121)
T. E. Williams House (1916), 1210 B St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C07-731)
J. R. Reid House (1916), 1245 S. 27th St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D07-0722)
Steward Avery Motor Company (1916), 1120 P St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C09-119)
Jennings Brothers and Thompson Apartments (1916), 300 S. 16th St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D08-034)
Warren Jennings House (1916), 1917 S. 27th St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D06-0272)
National Survey Company (1917), 2615 Washington, Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D06-0744)
Trinity Methodist Church Parsonage (1918), 1744 S. 24th St., Lincoln. (LC13:D06-0125)
Lincoln Hide & Fur Co. Warehouse (1919-1920), 335 North 8th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[8][a] (LC13:C09-066)
Homer V. Martin house (ca. 1920-1923), 1735 S 25th, Lincoln, Nebraska.[5] (LC13:D06-0149)
Paul H. Holm house (1922), 1801 D St, Lincoln, Nebraska.[6] (LC13:D07-041)
Will F. Hitchcock house (1922), 2733 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:E05-002) (winner of 1924 Lincoln House Beautiful contest) [1][2][6] NRHP form and photos
East Lincoln Masonic Temple (1923) ne cor 27th & S, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] (LC13:E09-340)
Harry P. O’Hagan house (1924), 2239 Smith, Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D05-545)
Standard Brands, Inc./Martin-Day Co. Building (1935), 19th & Y, Lincoln, Nebraska.[8]
Skelly Oil Company Filling Station (1937), 2600 O St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D09-220)
Safeway Grocery (1937), 1320 Q St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:C09-036)
Safeway Grocery (1937), 2620 O St., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:D09-221)
Apartment (1937), 3200 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska. (LC13:????)
Undated
Epworth Methodist Church (1921), 29th & Holdrege, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Lei Lau Farl Apartments (1916), 224-240 S. 17th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Lennox Apartments (n.d.), Lincoln.[1]
George Holmes house (n.d.), 1907 Sheridan Blvd, Lincoln.[2]
Harvey Rathbone house (n.d.), 3067 Stratford Ave, Lincoln.[2]
Frank DuTeil Garage (1916), 1116-1120 P Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.[8][11]
R. D. Herzog house (n.d.), 2221 Sheridan, Lincoln, Nebraska.[8]
Notes
a. In 1919, Miller designed the first stage of construction--the lower three floors--of what became a six-story building in 1927, when Davis & Wilson, Architects added the upper stories for Hardy Furniture Company.
References
1. Who's Who in Lincoln (1928), 157.
2. “Beautiful Homes Contest,” Lincoln Sunday Star (July 6, 1924), 9.
3. Obituary, Lincoln Star (November 1, 1968), 23.
4. Lincoln Star (July 31, 1919).
5. Plans on file--Nebraska State Historical Society
6. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
7. Becky Martin, “Woods Park Neighborhood Walking Tour,” Preservation Association of Lincoln Newsletter 28:3 (Fall 2010), 4.
8. Thomas Lee Kaspar (1951-____), Architect, comp. Inventory of architectural records in the archives of Davis Fenton Stange Darling, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1996. Nebraska State Historical Society, RG3748, Box 16.
9. “Professional license results for Jesse B. Miller,” State of Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects website, accessed December 17, 2013, http://www.ea.ne.gov/search/search.php?page=details&lic=A14
10. "Miscellaneous" notice in Lincoln Daily News (September 7, 1914), 15, announcing dissolving of "co-partnership" of Fiske & Miller.
11. City of Lincoln Building Permit 6878, issued 1916.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer and D. Murphy, “Jesse Boaz Miller (1880-1968), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 3, 2017. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, October 29, 2024.
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