[JMS] Charlottesville Connection

[Don Buska]

Watt,

Here is the link that has the information:
http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_sq6c0

73

Don N9OO


Sherrill Watkins wrote:
> Hi Don: If possible, will you please provide to me the telephone numbers for
> J. Michael Millen who is the architect in Charlottesville? I do not have easy
> access to a Charlottesville phone book and it would be easier for me to call
> him if I have a number. Thank you very much. -73-watt 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james_millen_society-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:james_millen_society-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Buska
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:42 PM
> To: The James Millen Society Members Email Reflector
> Subject: [JMS] Charlottesville Connection
>
> Hi Watt,
>
> That's great!  If Charlottesville is close you are the primary person to 
> see if you can find Michael Millen in the phone book.  I see there is a 
> J. Michael Millen who is an architect in that area and perhaps is also 
> him.  If you have access to that areas phone book via a library then you 
> may have a couple of Michael Millen's to try.  Let us know how it goes.
>
> Just tell them your a "historian" with The James Millen Society.  It 
> sounds official and as far as I'm concerned anyone who is investigating 
> our radio heritage are true historians!
>
> Thanks es 73
>
> Don N9OO
>
> Sherrill Watkins wrote:
>   
>> Friends: It would be great if we could obtain a picture of his house! I
>> presume it no longer exists?  Next week, I may try to contact his relative
>>     
> in
>   
>> Charlottesville, as I am not too far from there. -73-watt 
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: james_millen_society-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:james_millen_society-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don
>>     
> Buska
>   
>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:50 PM
>> To: Joe Rubin
>> Cc: James_Millen_Society at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [JMS] Re: MORE JAMES MILLEN INFO
>>
>> 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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