Miller, Edward, House
Why it's listed
Standing on a corner lot ringed on three sides by the Town Brook, this Federal style mansion at 36 Miller Stile Road in Quincy was built by Edward Miller, a Revolutionary War major and grandson of the first rector of Christ Church. The two-and-a-half story, five-bay, hip-roofed house has a columnar full-width porch facing the brook, a central entrance with an elliptical fanlight and tracery sidelights, and slender, finely detailed columns. A large two-story wing was added in the late 1890s. In 1912 Henry Munroe Faxon restored the house as the Miller Stile Inn and added a cottage development designed by Boston architects and a landscape architect. The inn became a roominghouse after World War II, and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce bought the property in 1960 for offices. The house is considered one of two surviving elaborate Federal houses in Quincy and retains its original character despite these later uses.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house was built by a prominent citizen of the Revolutionary period and is one of two elaborate Federal style houses in Quincy to survive. It retains integrity of design, location, materials, feeling and association, and is cited under Criteria A and C. It kept its Federal identity despite reuse as an inn and as offices.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89001358, listed March 8, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 36 Miller Stile Rd., Quincy |
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| County | Norfolk County |
| Listed | March 8, 1990 |
| Reference number | 89001358 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Architect unknown; built by Edward Miller |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition described as good; in 1960 the property became offices of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, and the form lists present use as offices. |
| Acreage | 1.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.24995, -70.99921 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89001358.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5344466
- This listing as JSON
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