Miller-Claytor House is a historic home located at Riverside Park in Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...

. It is a two-story, white framed structure, sheathed with beaded weatherboards. It is believed to be the fourth house erected in the new town in 1791, and is probably the oldest extant Lynchburg dwelling. In 1936, the imminent demolition of the house led to the formation of the Lynchburg Historical Society and the subsequent removal of the house to its present site.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1976.

External links

• National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form
• Register Nomination: Miller-Claytor House, Lynchburg photograph
• Miller-Claytor House, Miller-Claytor Lane & Treasure Island Road, Lynchburg, VA: 3 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey
  Historic American Buildings Survey
  The Historic American Buildings Survey , Historic American Engineering Record , and Historic American Landscapes Survey are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written...