Joaquin Miller House

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Joaquin Miller House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	Oakland, California
Coordinates:	37°48′45″N 122°11′8″W / 37.8125, -122.18556Coordinates: 37°48′45″N 122°11′8″W / 37.8125, -122.18556
Built/Founded:	1886
Architect:	Joaquin Miller
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Designated as NHL:	December 29, 1962[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#:	66000204
Governing body:	Local

Joaquin Miller House, also known as The Abbey, in Oakland, California was the home of poet Joaquin Miller. The property includes a monument to the poet Robert Browning, a monument to Moses of the Bible, a monument to explorer John C. Fremont and a funeral pyre intended, but not used, for Miller. Each was built by Miller.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.^[1][3]

It is located at Joaquin Miller Road and Sanborn Drive in Oakland.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Joaquin Miller House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
3. ^ James Dillon (September 23, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Joaquin Miller House (The Abbey) / The AbbeyPDF (334 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior, from 1975 and undated.PDF (836 KiB)

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