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Miller & Martin, known after 1935 as Miller, Martin & Lewis, was an American architectural firm established in 1900 in Birmingham, Alabama. The founding partners were John A. Miller and Hugh Martin. After their retirements and deaths the firm was continued by their successors, John A. Lewis, Edwin T. McCowan and William P. Knight  until its eventual dissolution in 1998, at which time it was the oldest architectural firm in Alabama.

History and principals
The partnership of Miller & Martin was formed in Birmingham, Alabama in 1900 by architects John A. Miller and Hugh Martin, who had met in New York City in the 1890s while working for architect R. H. Robertson.

John Alexander Miller was born September 12, 1862, in Glasgow. He was educated and trained there and in London. He worked in Johannesburg and Bloemfontein in South Africa before immigrating to the United States, where he settled in New York City, where he worked for Robertson and others, including Henry Atterbury Smith. In 1900 he moved to Birmingham to join Martin.

Hugh Martin was born May 11, 1874, in Paducah, Kentucky. He was raised in Paris, Texas and was educated at Bingham's preparatory school in Mebane, North Carolina and at Cornell University. He graduated from Cornell in 1894 with a BS in architecture. In 1889, while at Bingham's, he joined the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and would be active with the fraternity for the rest of his life. After graduation he worked for Robertson in New York City before moving to Birmingham in 1899. Miller married first in 1899 and second in 1913. His children included Hugh Martin, the composer.

Miller and Martin were both involved in the organization of the architectural profession in Alabama. In 1911 they were among the founders of the Birmingham Society of Architects and in 1916 were charter members of AIA Alabama, the state's American Institute of Architects (AIA) chapter. In 1926 the partnership was expanded to include James A. Lewis.

James Artemus Lewis was born November 29, 1890, in Columbus, Georgia. He was educated in the Columbus public schools and joined Miller & Martin in 1914.

The partners had a general practice and are best remembered for their churches, libraries and college buildings. Between the world wars they were the primary architects for the University of Alabama. Including fraternity and sorority houses in addition to academic buildings such as the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library (1939), Miller & Martin and Miller, Martin & Lewis completed over seventy works on and around the campus.

Miller died April 19, 1932, at the age of 69. Martin and Lewis continued the firm under the Miller & Martin name until 1935, when they renamed it Miller, Martin & Lewis. Martin retired from the partnership in 1952. Lewis continued the firm in partnership with Edwin T. McGowan under its same name.

Edwin Tyson McCowan was born February 1, 1916, in Mobile, Alabama. He was educated at Auburn University, graduating in 1940 with a BArch. He joined Miller, Martin & Lewis after serving in the army during World War II.

Lewis died August 5, 1958, and Martin died March 5, 1959. At the time of his death Martin was regarded as the dean of Alabama architects. He was also recognized nationally, having been elected a Fellow of the AIA in 1942. McCowan continued the firm after their deaths as Miller, Martin & Lewis, Edwin T. McCowan. He dropped Miller, Martin & Lewis from the name in 1964 and in 1966 formed the partnership of McCowan & Knight with William P. Knight.

William Paul Knight was born January 18, 1933 in Cullman, Alabama. He was educated at Auburn University. He graduated in 1956 and joined the firm.

The notable works of the successor firm included continuing work at the University of Alabama, including ten Hoorn Hall (1963), Coleman Coliseum (1968) and the Rose Administration Building. The firm was active into the 1970s.

McCowan withdrew from the firm in the 1970s, and died November 30, 1984. Knight incorporated the firm as Knight Associates Inc. in 1975. When Knight died on September 4, 1997, Knight Associates was acknowledged as the oldest architectural firm in Alabama. It was dissolved in 1998.

Legacy
Several works of Miller & Martin and Miller, Martin & Lewis have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and many more contribute to listed historic districts.

Notable employees of the firm who went on to establish their own practices include Helen Sellers Davis, William Frank McCall Jr., E. Chester Nelson and Hugh Stubbins.

Miller & Martin, 1900–1935

 * 1903 – Birmingham Athletic Club, 20th St and 5th Ave N, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1903 – Highland Park Golf Course clubhouse, 3300 Highland Ave, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1905 – Goodall–Brown Building, 2200 1st Ave N, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1909 – Phoenix Club (former), 2001 15th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1911 – First United Methodist Church, 66 Middle St, Montevallo, Alabama
 * 1911 – Yeilding's, 2129 22nd St N, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1913 – Prattville First Methodist Church, 100 E 4th St, Prattville, Alabama
 * 1921 – Gorgas Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1922 – Birmingham Trust and Savings Company Building, 112 20th St N, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1922 – Honors Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1922 – Independent Presbyterian Church church school, 3100 Highland Ave, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1923 – Phillips Administration Building, Birmingham–Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1925 – McLure Education Library, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1925 – President's house, Birmingham–Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1927 – Birmingham Public Library Linn-Henley Research Library, 2100 Park Pl, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1927 – Farrah Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1928 – Bidgood Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1928 – Memorial Building, Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1928 – Munger Building, 1931 11th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1928 – Munger Memorial Hall, Birmingham–Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1929 – Denny Chimes, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1929 – Doster Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1930 – Reese Phifer Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1931 – Avondale United Methodist Church, 500 40th St S, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1931 – Stockham Building, Birmingham–Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1935 – Joseph Loveman & Loeb Department Store, 214-224 19th St N, Birmingham, Alabama

Miller, Martin & Lewis, from 1935

 * 1936 – Hardaway Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1936 – United States Courthouse and Post Office, 101 E Holmes Ave, Huntsville, Alabama
 * 1939 – Foster Auditorium, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1939 – Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1940 – Mac Wates Fuel Company building, 2801 5th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1946 – Bromberg's, 123 20th St N, Birmingham, Alabama
 * 1949 – Gallalee Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * 1950 – First United Methodist Church chapel and office building, 518 19th St N, Birmingham, Alabama

Private homes designed by Miller & Martin and Miller, Martin & Lewis contribute to the NRHP-listed Arlington Park historic district, Chestnut Hill Historic District, Hanover Place Historic District, Northport Historic District, Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District and Joseph Riley Smith Historic District.