Meat Camp near Boone in Watauga County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
John Smith Miller House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023
1. John Smith Miller House Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1906
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 36° 15.986′ N, 81° 39.81′ W. Marker is near Boone, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It is in Meat Camp. Marker is on Chestnut Grove Road (State Road 1324) west of Potter Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 561 Chestnut Grove Rd, Boone NC 28607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Junaluska Community (approx. 3.4 miles away); United States Post Office (approx. 3˝ miles away); Ginseng Trade (approx. 3˝ miles away); Jones House (approx. 3˝ miles away); Councill's Store (approx. 3˝ miles away); Stanley Harris (approx. 3˝ miles away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 3˝ miles away); 1940 Flood Ends Boone Train Service (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boone.
Regarding John Smith Miller House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
JohnSmith Miller married Launa Elizabeth Hayes on April 19, 1892. The couple had three children and in 1901, Smith began drawing up the plans for a family home to be built on two hundred acres of land recently purchased from Dr. John Bullard. While the construction was taking place, the young Miller family lived in the old Bullard home on the property. After Launa died suddenly in October of 1902, Smith's sister Frances lived with the family for about eight years to help care for the children while Smith and his brothers continued to work on the house. They harvested trees on the property and had them milled at a local sawmill. Windows, door hardware and nails were all purchased at Todd General Store (Todd Rural Historic District, NR 2000) in neighboring Ashe County about seven miles north. The home was finally finished in 1906 at which time the Bullard home was torn down.
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… The John Smith Miller House is a late yet excellent representative example of the I-house with a two-tier entry porch that dominated the Watauga County landscape in the latter portion of the nineteenth century but has disappeared from the county's landscape over time due to neglect, inappropriate changes, and modem development.
Also see . . . John Smith Miller House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023
2. John Smith Miller House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
