William Davis Miller House

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]

William Davis Miller House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Show map of Rhode Island Show map of the United States
Location	130 Main Street, Wakefield, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°26′8″N 71°30′27″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.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "NRHP nomination for William Davis Miller House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
3. "Larchwood, historic Miller mansion on the market". The Independent. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. Gomes, Derek (13 March 2014). "Planning Board gets first look at Miller House redevelopment". The South County Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
5. "Miller House redevelopment will be denied". The Independent. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.