Thomas Francis Miller

T. Frank Miller (1863-1939) was an American born architect based in Philadelphia, PA in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He primarily designed churches and speculation housing in Philadelphia.

T. Frank Miller
Born
Thomas Francis Miller

1863
Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Died11 February 1939
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect

Career

Little is known of T. Frank Miller although his was an active practice which produced a number of churches in the Gothic Revival Style, schools, and banks in Pennsylvania and specifically the Philadelphia area. He was born in Cecil County, MD, and educated in Philadelphia city schools. Miller appears in the Philadelphia city directories from 1883 to 1908, first as a draftsman (1883-1884) and then as an architect from 1885 onward. His office addresses included: 615 Walnut Street (1887-1890); 1221 Arch Street (1891-1897); 1219 Arch Street (1898); the Lippincott Building (1899-1904); 1126 Walnut Street (1905-1907); and 908 Walnut Street (1908).[1]

At the time of his death at age 76, Miller was residing in Swarthmore, PA.[2]

Projects
St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Germantown
  • William Weber Johnson House, Fort Washington, PA (1880)[3]
  • Stillwagon Residence, Upper Dublin, PA (1887)
  • African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia [demolished] (1889)[4]
  • Zion (German) Lutheran Church, Philadelphia (1890)
  • Odd Fellows Hall, Paschalville, Philadelphia (1890)[5]
  • Merchant's National Bank, Bangor, PA (1890)[6]
  • West Hope Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia (1892)
  • St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Germantown (1896)
  • Willow Grove High School, Willow Grove, PA
  • American Legion Building, Willow Grove, PA
  • Church of the Good Shepherd, Kensington, Philadelphia [demolished] (1889)[7]
  • Spruce Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia (Renovations) (1901)[8]
  • Schaeffer-Ashmead Memorial Lutheran Church/Chapel of the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia (1902)[9]
  • Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Philadelphia (1904)[10]
  • First Reformed Church, Renovo, PA (1905)[11]
  • Spade Residence, Landsdowne, PA (1905)[12]
  • Beth Eden Lutheran Church, Philadelphia (1907)[13]
  • Weber House, Wyncote, PA (1909)[14]

References
  1. "Miller, Thomas Francis or Frank (D. 1939) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings".
  2. "T. F. Miller Dies; Architect was 76". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 14 February 1939.
  3. "These Old Houses Offer a Glimpse of History". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 175 (8): L3. 8 July 2003.
  4. GroJLart. "PHILAPHILIA: Empty Lot of the Week — Unwashed Lot of Wash West". My City Paper. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "New Hall for the IOOF". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 122 (153): 07. 12 June 1890.
  6. "Bangor, PA, Historic District" (PDF).
  7. "Architects' Notes". Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. 04 (27): 320. 10 July 1889.
  8. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 3 August 1901. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "The Latest News in Real Estate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 147 (26): 14. 26 July 1902.
  10. "Contract for Additions Awarded". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 160 (125): 14. 5 May 1909.
  11. "The Latest News in Real Estate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 153 (50): 04. 19 August 1905.
  12. "The Latest News in Real Estate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 153 (19): 09. 19 July 1905.
  13. "The Latest News in Real Estate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 157 (72): 05. 10 September 1907.
  14. "To Build at Wyncote". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 160 (153): 14. 2 June 1909.
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