Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House, Keokuk

Name: Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House
Address: 318 N 5th St, Keokuk, United States

#5 among attractions in Keokuk

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The Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House is a historic building in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. It is now operated as the Miller House Museum by the Lee County Historical Society. The significance of this house is its association with Samuel Freeman Miller who had it built. Originally from Kentucky, he was a physician and a lawyer with a national reputation. Miller was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln to serve on the United States Supreme Court in 1862. His was the first nomination to the court of a person who resided west of the Mississippi River. He served on the court for 28 years. Although he lived here for only two years, Miller always considered this his home. ()

Built: 1859 (165 years ago)Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 40°23'53"N, 91°22'48"W

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318 N 5th StKeokuk United States

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Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of All Saints, The Bridge, United States Post Office and Courthouse, Lock and Dam No. 19.

0.5 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of All Saints, Keokuk
14 min walk • The Church of All Saints is a parish of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Davenport. The church is located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. The church building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Peter Church, the name of the congregation that built it.
0.4 miS
Bridge
The Bridge, Keokuk
12 min walk • The Keokuk-Hamilton bridge is a steel girder, 4-lane bridge from Keokuk, Iowa to Hamilton, Illinois. It carries U.S. Route 136 across the Mississippi River. It also has fully fenced off pedestrian walkway.
~1080 ftW
Tower
United States Post Office and Courthouse, Keokuk
6 min walk • The Lee County Courthouse, also known as the South Lee County Courthouse and the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States.
0.4 miSE
Dam
Lock and Dam No. 19, Keokuk
11 min walk • Lock and Dam No. 19 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District, #04000179 covering 1,605 acres, 7 buildings, 12 structures, 1 object. The lock is owned and operated by the U.S.
0.5 miS
Ship
George M. Verity, Keokuk
14 min walk • George M. Verity is a historic towboat now displayed as a museum ship in Keokuk, Iowa. Built in 1927 as SS Thorpe, she is nationally significant for being one of only three surviving steam-powered towboats in existence in the United States.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Keokuk Rail Bridge, Keokuk
16 min walk • The Keokuk Bridge, also known as the Keokuk Municipal Bridge, is a double-deck, single-track railway and highway bridge across the Mississippi River in the United States between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois, just downstream of Mississippi Lock and Dam number 19.
~960 ftW
40°23'50"N • 91°23'0"W
Grand Theatre, Keokuk
5 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~530 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Keokuk
3 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. It is located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. It was listed, together with the parish hall, on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
~1240 ftE
Greek Revival architecture
Gen. William Worth Belknap House, Keokuk
6 min walk • The Gen. William Worth Belknap House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. William Worth Belknap moved to Keokuk from upstate New York in the 1853 to practice law. He built this Greek Revival style house the following year. It is a two-story brick structure with a single-story wing.
~1140 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House, Keokuk
6 min walk • The Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Samuel R. Curtis was an engineer, congressman and served as mayor of Keokuk in the 1850s.

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Which popular attractions are close to Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House?

Nearby attractions include St. John's Episcopal Church, Keokuk (3 min walk), Grand Theatre, Keokuk (5 min walk), United States Post Office and Courthouse, Keokuk (6 min walk), Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House, Keokuk (6 min walk).