The William Davis Miller House also known as the Wakefield Mansion is a historic estate in the Wakefield village of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The estate consists of 10.7 acres (4.3 ha) of land, on which stand a substantial house, garage and water tank, all built in the mid-1930s. The property was designed by Providence architect Albert Harkness and built for William Davis Miller and Mary (Chew) Miller. Miller was a social and civic force in Providence, serving as a trustee of Brown University, the Providence Public Libraries, and as president of the Rhode Island Historical Society, and was a longtime friend of Harkness. The Colonial Revival estate Harkness designed for the Millers typifies the type of country estates that were built in Rhode Island in the period.[2]
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| Location | 130 Main Street, Wakefield, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°26′8″N 71°30′27″W / 41.43556°N 71.50750°W |
| Area | 10.7 acres (4.3 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Albert Harkness |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000627 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1985 |
The estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
The property was placed for sale in 2012, at which time the address was listed as 571 Main Street.[3]
In 2014, a proposal was brought to the South Kingstown Planning Board to convert the Miller property, along with other adjacent properties, to a 48-unit multi-household development.[4] The redevelopment proposal was denied in October 2014.[5]
The property is currently owned by Roland J. Fiore, owner of South County Sand and Gravel.
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for William Davis Miller House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "Larchwood, historic Miller mansion on the market". The Independent. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Gomes, Derek (13 March 2014). "Planning Board gets first look at Miller House redevelopment". The South County Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Miller House redevelopment will be denied". The Independent. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.