St. Joseph Historic Homes: Miller/Wyeth-Tootle News Article, Kansas City Star October 6, 1968
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St. Joseph Historic Homes: Miller/Wyeth-Tootle News Article, Kansas City Star October 6, 1968
St. Joseph Next Door Williamsburg" - Photos of Isaac Miller house. House was built in 1859. Issac Miller came to Missouri and obtained a land grant in 1846. This home is in Virginia farmhouse or modified Georgian style. It is one of the oldest houses in St. Joseph and among the few in Missouri occupied throughout it history by descendants of the original owners. Passers by frequently pause to admire the stately red brick house on Ashland Avenue, near Lovers lane. The granddaughter of Isaac Miller, Mrs. Virginia Miller lives in the home with other members of her family.
Picture: Attic Children of Mr. and Mrs. William Miller play dress up in the attic.
Picture: Last of Robidoux Row. In 1847 this was a French design house. It was a wedding gift from Joseph Robidoux, founder of St. Joseph to his daughter, Sylvanie, when she became the bride of Francis A. Beauvais. The area is at Mitchel and North Second streets.
Picture: Impressive doorway to the St. Joseph Museum Eleventh and Charles streets, recalls social grandeur of the 1880's when carriages drawn by the horses rolled up the curving drive.
Picture Young couples still enjoy passing along the leafy aisles of Eugene Field's Lovers Lane, St. Jo, Inset shows old postcard and the leisurely pace of the poet's era.
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Miller, Isaac, Robidoux, Joseph, St. Joseph, MO., Kansas City Star, Wyeth Tootle Mansion, Robidoux Row, Miller (Issac) Home, Wyeth-Tootle Mansion, Lovers Lane
