{"nrhp_refnum":"01001029","name":"Miller Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"324 Miller Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lansing","county":"Ashe County","state":"NC","lat":36.49236345450004,"lon":-81.55685151354403,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A twelve-acre homestead tract in Lansing, Ashe County, North Carolina, part of a fifty-three-acre farm. It holds a one-story-plus-attic frame house built ca. 1905 by Charles Miller and several outbuildings.","why_significant":"The homestead is tied to Charles Miller and his son Howard, Appalachian folk musicians who helped lay the foundation of the country music industry. The property was a gathering spot for regional musicians, and the Millers recorded four songs in Atlanta in 1928 as part of the Carolina Night Hawks. It is described as one of two known North Carolina mountain-music homes with enough integrity for listing.","narrative":"This farm homestead in Lansing, Ashe County, centers on a one-story-plus-attic frame house that Charles Miller built around 1905 on the site of an earlier family log cabin. The nominated twelve acres hold the house, a garage, a mill house and woodshed, and several later outbuildings, all built from timber cut on the farm. The house originally had a hall and parlor plan, and the parlor served as the family's music room. The property matters because of Charles Miller and his son Howard, traditional Blue Ridge fiddlers and guitarists. Their home hosted all-night practice sessions and visits from regional musicians, including G. B. Grayson and the Stanley Brothers. In the mid-1920s they formed the Carolina Night Hawks and recorded four songs in Atlanta in 1928. Their experiences reflect those of many Appalachian musicians whose work fed the growth of country music. The period of significance runs from 1905 to 1945.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1905-1945","architect_builder":"Miller, Charles, builder","architectural_style":"Other: hall and parlor","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Still a family-owned homestead with a dwelling, garden and outbuildings. Several early structures, including two barns, a privy and a spring house, have been torn down.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.463856-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/71/7189/47718971/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/01001029.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001029/982330e535-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001029/982330e535-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"rossograph","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miller_Homestead.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">rossograph</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miller_Homestead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718971","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Homestead_(Lansing,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18154414"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/ashe-county/miller-homestead-01001029/"}