{"nrhp_refnum":"73001640","name":"House of Miller at Millbach","other_names":["Mueller House","Illig's Mill"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Newmanstown off Rte. 1","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newmanstown","county":"Lebanon County","state":"PA","lat":40.330403226000044,"lon":-76.23827910299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story limestone house with a gambrel roof and an attached stone mill, located at Millbach near Newmanstown in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The house bears a date stone of 1752 and the mill was built in 1784 on the foundations of an earlier log structure.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a representative example of Germanic architecture in Pennsylvania, with a gambrel roof, asymmetrical floor plan and central chimney. It also presents the attached mill as an example of small industry combined with family life, and notes the house's massive dimensions for its era and location.","narrative":"Built of cut limestone with red sandstone quoins and arches, the house at Millbach bears a date stone of 1752 and rises two and a half stories under a gambrel roof with a double attic. Its three-bay front and two-room depth follow Germanic building traditions, and a log cabin and barn also stand on the property. A stone mill built in 1784 on the foundations of an earlier log structure is attached to the house, forming an L, and shows the close link between small-scale milling and family life. The nomination regards the house as an accurate example of Germanic architecture in Pennsylvania, citing its gambrel roof, asymmetrical plan and central chimney. Much of its richly carved interior woodwork was removed and is now displayed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and parts of the mill and exterior millwork remain on site.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Germanic architecture","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Original site; altered, with Victorian 4-over-4 sash replacing the original 6-over-6 and some woodwork removed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.706248-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/73001640.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001640/2bb0433033-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001640/2bb0433033-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Cervin Robinson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_of_Miller_at_Millbach.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cervin Robinson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_of_Miller_at_Millbach.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996737","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Miller_at_Millbach","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5915165"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lebanon-county/house-of-miller-at-millbach-73001640/"}