Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District
285 Chesapeake Ave
Miller Fuel Co. Office, 1955
Concrete or blockContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
One-story painted cinder block building with an asphalt-shingled shed roof with stepped side parapets. A front gable on cinder block pillars shelters scales. Other features include replacement plate glass doors and windows and a ca. 1964 cinder block addition. Signage identifies the company's products and services as petroleum, heating, and cooling. John F. Miller Jr. relocated to this location from the Cassco site on S. Liberty St. and built this office in 1955. The Snell Cash Coal Co. occupied the location in 1955 just prior to Miller. (Jack Miller)
Also on the lot
- Miller Fuel Co. Coal Shed, Early 20th c. (noncontributing)
One-story poured concrete and cinder block building built in two sections. Both have asphalt-shingled front gable roofs and tongue-and-groove doors. About 1957 John F. Miller Jr. utilized pre-existing concrete walls-probably supports for a former oil or other tank-in the construction of a shed for storing bag coal. He added the second unit in the 1960s. From the 1920s to the 1940s two oil companies operated on Chesapeake Ave. The one that was most likely located here was the Sinclair Refining Co. (Jack Miller)
People
- John F. Miller Jr. owner in 1955