National Register of Historic Places

Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House

Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House is a historic place in Oakland, Alameda County, California, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000204.

Oakland, Alameda County, CaliforniaListed October 15, 1966NRIS #66000204★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House?

The Joaquin Miller House, also known as The Abbey, is a historic house in Joaquin Miller Park, a public park in the Oakland Hills area of Oakland, California, United States. A crude, vaguely Gothic structure, it was the home of poet Joaquin Miller from 1886 until his death in 1913. Miller was one of the nation's first poets to write about the far western United States. The property, which includes several idiosyncratic monuments created by Miller, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962.

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Listing details

Name
Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House
City
Oakland
County
Alameda County
Listed on the National Register
October 15, 1966
NRIS reference number
66000204
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
37.81175, -122.18964
When was Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House listed on the National Register?

Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Where is Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House located?

Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House is located in Oakland, Alameda County, California at approximately 37.81175, -122.18964. See the map above.

Is Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Abbey, The--Joaquin Miller House is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.