Joseph S. Miller House

Historic house in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


Joseph S. Miller House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Front of the house
38°24′0″N 82°33′59″W / 38.40000°N 82.56639°W / 38.40000; -82.56639
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1891
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	89000180^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1989

Joseph S. Miller House is a historic home located at Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia. It was built in 1891, in the Queen Anne style with Eastlake decorative elements. It is a two-story frame dwelling on a sandstone foundation with tower. It features a combination of wood fish scale, diamond and octagon shingles on the balcony, the west bay, and tower sections.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

It is well known in the area for the annual tradition of decorating with thousands of pumpkins in the fall; colloquially becoming known as the "Pumpkin House".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Nancy Hoy (November 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph S. Miller House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
^ https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/autumn-attractions-kenovas-pumpkin-house/