631 Woodland St. Nashville, TN
Circa 1860. 2-story brick Victorian style
Photo by Andrew Jameson
It was situated on the edge of the residential area of Edgefield. From 1870-79, the property was utilized as the Nashville Female Seminary headed by Prof. Henry Webber. In the spring of 1877, a serious fire damaged much of the building.
About 1884, it was restored to a residential house and owned by James Washington (J. W.) Lovell (1828-1903), a riverboat captain. He was married to Priscilla Douglas Cage Lovell (1833-1916) in 1853. His family had lived nearby in 1865. Capt. Lovell owned and operated the Lovell Line of steamboats (30 on the Mississippi, Ohio and Cumberland Rivers) and was a competitor with the Ryman Line. Decades later, the East Nashville Fire of 1916 swept through the area and destroyed much of the neighborhood but Miles House survived.
Then the home was owned by Nashville Circuit Court Judge Roy A. Miles. Later it was converted back to an apartment building.
In 1979, the owners were Charlie J. Williams (1944-2006) and Carol Williams who resided nearby at 800 Russell St. The couple have been integral in Edgefield revitalization and restored the home to offices. Charlie was a lawyer and principal in Williams and Associates as well as a well-known civic volunteer including Mayor’s Task Force on Substandard Housing, Founder and first President of the Historic Edgefield Neighborhood Association, Chief Counsel and Lead Negotiator for the Fraternal Order of Police, and the board of the Metropolitan Nashville Sports Authority. Carol has also served as an advocate and volunteer in various civic entities.
In 1978, Miles House was remodeled, and the Law Offices of Phillip Miller have operated from the premises. NRHP 1979
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