Miller and Herriott House, Los Angeles: architect, style and history

The Miller and Herriott House is a Victorian residence built in 1890 in what is now North University Park, part of the Harper Tract that developers Miller & Herriott laid out on 25 acres they bought west of Hoover Street in 1888. The tract sat between the prestigious West Adams district and the still-new University of Southern California campus, subdivided into 98 lots for 'substantial and tasty residences, costing not less than $3000 each.' The house's design is attributed to architect Joseph Cather Newsom, though its authorship was never definitively confirmed.

the building

The oldest house on the tract. The Miller and Herriott House is the oldest surviving structure from the Harper Tract, the 98-lot subdivision Miller & Herriott developed west of Hoover Street starting in 1888.

Now student housing near USC. Located a short distance from the University of Southern California, the house is used primarily for student housing today.

the style

The house combines Stick and Queen Anne detailing typical of the Victorian era, built in 1890 when the surrounding Harper Tract was still marketed as a 'suburb' on the growing edge of the city.

the architect

The design is attributed to Joseph Cather Newsom, though the architect's identity was never definitively confirmed.

significance

The Miller and Herriott House is individually designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, both as an individual listing and as a contributing property to a historic district.

nearby

Cockins House 270 ft · Queen Anne · 1891
Forthmann House 0.1 mi · Renaissance Revival · 1887
Casa de Rosas 0.2 mi · Mission Revival · 1893
Egg Company Building II 0.3 mi · Mid-Century Modern
Kerckhoff House 0.3 mi · Tudor Revival · 1908
Second Church of Christ, Scientist 0.4 mi · Greek Revival

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