"The Miller House"  Reference List   Email Us Updated: 10/18/05 Copyright 2005 Washington County Historical Society

Washington County Historical Society 135 W. Washington St. Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 301-797-8782 Jamieson Library Hours: 9 AM - 4 PM, Tues-Sat; Year round, Closed Holidays Library List of References Miller House Museum Hours: April-December: 1-4 PM, Wed-Sat; Closed January - March. Admission fee. Groups by appointment. The Miller House and Garden The Miller House is the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society office and the Simms B. Jamieson Genealogical Library (lower level). A tour of the house, an early nineteenth-century brick townhouse built in 1818 and 1825, offers visitors a glimpse into the life of a prominent Hagerstown family of the 1820s. Upon entry, guests are greeted with a spacious entry hall dominated by a breath-taking spiral staircase. Exhibits feature Civil War items pertaining to Washington County, an important collection of Shenandoah Valley pottery which includes examples form the Bell family, more than 200 clocks including Hagerstown and Frederick tall-case clocks, and antique dolls representing all major nineteenth century European manufacturers. Special exhibits change throughtout the year. The garden contains old varieties of roses and other flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables.