page_title: George S. Mills
hierarchical_section_title: George S. Mills
caption_attribution_description: These images are a set of architectural drawings done by the Mills and Wachter architectural firm of Toledo, Ohio. The building was commissioned in 1895. The commission number for the project is 0225. These drawings are black line on cream colored linen, and include exterior elevations and floorplans. This was a project by George S. Mills, of Mills and Wachter, to design his own home.
context_page_description: George Stratford Mills was a nationally known American architect.
  A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
  He was born in London, England in 1866. He was a student in public schools of St. Louis, Missouri and then of Washington University of St. Louis's manual training school, graduating in 1884. He taught mechanical drawing in Toledo, Ohio, during 1885 to 1892, during which time he became superintendent of the Scott Manual Training School. He partnered in the architecture firm Mills & Wachter from 1892 to 1897, then worked as an individual architect for 15 more years. In 1912 he became head partner of the firm Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff.
  He worked on projects across the country, as far away as Boston and San Francisco.
  Works include:
  Berdan Building, built 1902, 601 Washington St., Toledo, Ohio, NRHP-listed
  Burt's Theater, 719–723 Jefferson St., Toledo, NRHP-listed
  Neely-Sieber House, 620 W. Spring St., Lima, Ohio, NRHP-listed
  Old Ohio Union, 154 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, Ohio, NRHP-listed
  Secor Hotel, 413–423 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, NRHP-listed
  Toledo Club, 14th St. and Madison Ave., Toledo, NRHP-listed
  Commodore Perry Hotel, Toledo
context_section_description: George Stratford Mills (born 1866) was a nationally known American architect.
  A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
  He was born in London, England in 1866.  He was a student in public schools of St. Louis, Missouri and then of Washington University of St. Louis's manual training school, graduating in 1884.  He taught mechanical drawing in Toledo, Ohio, during 1885 to 1892, during which time he became superintendent of the Scott Manual Training School.  He partnered in the architecture firm Mills & Wachter from 1892 to 1897, then worked as an individual architect for 15 more years. In 1912 he became head partner of the firm Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff.
  He worked on projects across the country, as far away as Boston and San Francisco.
  Works include (with attribution):
  Berdan Building, built 1902, 601 Washington St., Toledo, Ohio (Mills,George S.), NRHP-listed
  Burt's Theater, 719–723 Jefferson St., Toledo (Mills,George S.), NRHP-listed
  Neely-Sieber House, 620 W. Spring St., Lima, Ohio (Mills,George S.), NRHP-listed
  Old Ohio Union, 154 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, Ohio (Mills,George S.), NRHP-listed
  Secor Hotel, 413–423 Jefferson Ave., Toledo (Mills,George S.), NRHP-listed
  Toledo Club, 14th St. and Madison Ave., Toledo (Mills,George S.), NRHP-listed
  Commodore Perry Hotel, Toledo
  Ohio Bank Building, Toledo
  Toledo Safety Building, Toledo
caption: Architectural drawing for the home that George S. Mills designed for himself in the Old West End neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio in 1895
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