[JMS] Re: MORE JAMES MILLEN INFO

[Don Buska]

Hi Joe,

That is actually where his house was located.  Tarbox lane was the road 
that originally lead to his QTH.  Now the hill is filled with homes and 
townhomes.  Thankfully they did name the road that goes through his old 
estate after him.

I quote directly from the article on our website "W1HRX - A Ham's 
Paradise" describing what it was like when Jim lived there.

 "The hilltop on which Mr. Millen's present station is located just 
north of Middleton, Massachusetts. It is considerable distance from 
either homes and one of the highest spots in the Boston area.

The hilltop is reached by dirt roads which branch off the main 
thoroughfare passing a half mile in either direction from the top of the 
hill. The dirt roads have the character of mountain trails and would be 
ideal for Rocky Mountain goats. Among other things, the property 
includes a large sized pond, a very pretty brook and a pine grove, which 
puts one in mind of the redwood tree area in the far west.

The main house is a white colonial, located on a small plateau, near the 
top of the hill. It was built 200 years ago and some of the boards in 
the floors and the roof are thirty inches wide. It has been modernized 
by Mr. Millen and his mother to the extent of incorporating a most 
up-to-date bathroom and kitchen. This modernization has been done so 
skillfully that the New England colonial atmosphere of the dwelling has 
been preserved.

On a clear day, the Customs House, at Boston, some twenty-eight miles 
away, may be seen from the front porch. The Porch, too, provides a view 
of the excellent swimming pool, some hundred feet down the slope.

The bungalow, shown in the general view of the hilltop, is the radio 
station itself, and is approximately one-hundred yards away from the 
main house. The house itself is located to the left of the bungalow and 
the swimming pool is located quite close to the grape arbor which 
appears in the lower left-hand corner of the general picture. There is 
an extension on the side of the bungalow, not in view in the picture, 
which has recently been added and which serves as a bedroom, with twin 
beds, for the accommodation of visiting radio amateurs who insist on 
staying up all hours to work the rig. The provision of this bedroom in 
the bungalow makes it unnecessary for the visiting brass-pounders and 
voice-throwers to wake up the remainder of the household when they do 
decide to go to bed, and it has the distinct advantage of enabling them 
to sleep late in the morning, without being aroused by those who would 
care to be about in the main house."

So the QTH has changed since Jim lived there, hi.

73

Don N9OO

Joe Rubin wrote:
> Don and members:  I found in North Reading MA, a JAMES MILLEN Road, 
> (more of a semi-circle), just West of the Tomson Country Club.  
> Working on getting more info on his early life. I'll keep you 
> advised.,  73  Joe W4CBJ
>
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