Details for Miller Log Cabin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006787
Data
| Marker Number | 6787 |
| Atlas Number | 5113006787 |
| Marker Title | Miller Log Cabin |
| Index Entry | Miller Log Cabin |
| Address | 1717 Gano St. |
| City | Dallas |
| County | Dallas |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 706995 |
| UTM Northing | 3628473 |
| Subject Codes | cabins, log houses |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | in Old City Park |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1847 of cedar logs hewn by hand adzes, pegged in place and caulked with clay. Floored with hand-hewn cedar boards. Chimney stones were quarried near Mountain Creek. First Texas home of Wm. B. Miller (1807 - 1899), who built ante-bellum mansion "Millermore." His 5 daughters, and 7 other local girls went to one of the first schools in Dallas, held in this cabin. They and the teacher slept in left. Placed on present site 1964. RTHL - 1965 |