Joaquin Miller House

Joaquin Miller House, also known as The Abbey and The Hights, in Oakland, California, United States was the home of poet Joaquin Miller.

Joaquin Miller

From 1886 to his death in 1913, Joaquin Miller resided on a hill in Oakland, in a home he called "The Hights" [sic]. He planted the surrounding trees and he personally built, on the eminence to the north, his own funeral pyre (not used) and monuments dedicated to Moses, explorer General John C. Frémont, and the poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The Japanese poet Yone Noguchi began his literary career while living in the cabin adjoining Millers' during the latter half of the 1890s.

Landmark

The Hights was purchased by the city of Oakland in 1919. ^[3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962. ^[2][4] The simple Victorian style house is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Joaquin Miller House is located within Joaquin Miller Park, at Joaquin Miller Road and Sanborn Drive in the Oakland Hills.

See also

• Joaquin Miller Cabin - Washington, DC

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Joaquin Miller House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=111&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-11-17. 
3. ^ "Alameda California Historical Landmarks". Office of Historic Preservation. http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21388. Retrieved November 2, 2005. 
4. ^ James Dillon (September 23, 1976) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Joaquin Miller House (The Abbey) / The Abbey, National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior, from 1975 and undated.