Winchester, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Godfrey Miller Home

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2020

1. The Godfrey Miller Home Marker

Inscription. Built in 1785 by Daniel Sowers on a lot granted by Lord Fairfax dated 1753. The Sowers’ owned many horses, possibly for a livery business. In 1801, the house conveyed to Adam Douglas, an Irish export merchant and author of The Irish Immigrant. Dr. Benjamin Grayson owned the property until 1812, when John Miller purchased it. It passed to his son, Godfrey Sperry Miller, in 1857. Confederate and Union wounded soldiers received care here during the Civil War. The Millers made brick additions and reportedly installed the first elevator in the city. Margaretta, daughter of Godfrey, left the home in 1938 for use as a residence for elderly ladies. It became a senior community center in 1976.

Erected by City of Winchester, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 39° 10.998′ N, 78° 9.948′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. It is on South Loudoun Street. The Marker is visible on foot from the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 82 S Loudoun St, Winchester VA 22601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); A View of Winchester in 1745 - The Four Public Lots (about 300 feet away); The Wilbur M. Feltner Building (about 300 feet away); Hill's Keep (about 400 feet away); The Winchester Star (about 400 feet away); Second Battle of Winchester (about 400 feet away); History of the Courthouse (about 400 feet away); Photos of Old Town Winchester (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Frederick County Courthouse (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2015

2. The Godfrey Miller Home Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 20, 2012

3. The Godfrey Miller Home Marker

The Godfrey Miller Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2015

4. The Godfrey Miller Home

Historic Bulding<br>Winchester<br>95 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2015

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Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,190 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on January 3, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on January 3, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.