Miller-Brewer House

The Greek Revival-style Miller-Brewer House (1860) near Rochester, Washington State was one of the state's few surviving box frame style houses from the territorial settlement era (1855-1875). The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was destroyed by fire on Aug. 22, 2017.Historic importanceThe Miller-Brewer House, on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in or around 1860 in the area of Rochester, Washington State. The house was historically significant for its box frame (vertical plank) construction, a construction method in use only during the very early settlement period, from 1855 to about 1875. It was one of Washington’s very few remaining examples of this construction method, and one of the most intact and best-constructed examples up until its destruction. It was also noteworthy for still being on its original site. Many similarly-historic houses have been relocated from their original sites.