Miller-Mackey House
Also known as: Miller, Dr. John G, House and Office
Why it's listed
Built around 1905 at 5440 Broadway in the Village of Lancaster, this two-and-one-half-story brick house combined a family home with a doctor's office. It has a truncated hipped roof, five tall corbeled chimneys, broken-pediment dormers, a two-story bay window and a flat-roofed front porch with clustered columns. Dr. John G. Miller, who practiced medicine in the village for nearly sixty years, had it built. He also served as health officer, as a longtime school board member and president, and as a bank organizer and later president. His son-in-law, Dr. Clarence Mackey, shared the office and later lived in the house until his death in 1946. His widow remained until 1955. The upper floor was divided into apartments after 1946. In 1957 a boys' club bought the property and added a gymnasium behind the house. The house is valued as a well-preserved local example of Colonial Revival design, with original woodwork and art glass inside.
Significance in brief: It is a well-preserved, locally distinctive example of early twentieth-century Colonial Revival architecture, meeting Criterion C. It was also associated for decades with two locally prominent families, Dr. John G. Miller and Dr. Clarence H. Mackey, who were active in medicine and community life. It retains a high level of integrity despite the rear gymnasium addition.
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 99001422, listed November 30, 1999. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 5440 Broadway, Lancaster |
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| County | Erie County |
| Listed | November 30, 1999 |
| Reference number | 99001422 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1905-1949 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used since 1957 as a boys' and girls' club recreational and social facility, with a one-story gymnasium addition at the rear. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.90041, -78.66902 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 99001422.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6859047
- This listing as JSON
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