Patton & Miller was an architectural firm of Chicago, Illinois. Active from 1901, it was notable for its contribution to library architecture.

Normand Smith Patton had been in partnership with other architects before he went into business with Grant C. Miller. They designed over 100 Carnegie libraries nationwide, including Buffalo Township Public Library and 14 more in Illinois.Schnell, Karen E. , National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form, NPS Focus, National Park Service, November 10, 1993, accessed January 22, 2011.

They designed numerous buildings which have been preserved and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Works (with attribution variations) include: Belmonte Flats, Chicago, NRHP-listed Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church Bible Chapel, Chicago (Patton & Miller)AIA Guide to Chicago, p. 243. Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Campus, built in the Romanesque revival architecture style that were designed by Patton & Fisher and their successor firm, Patton, Fisher & Miller Spies Public Library Peter White Public Library Buffalo Township Public Library, 302 W. Mason St. Polo, IL (Patton and Miller), NRHP-listed Carnegie Public Library, 125 S. College St. Tyler, TX (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Carnegie Library, 634 College St., Beloit, Wisconsin (Patton and Miller, 1904), part of Near East Side Historic District Chariton Free Public Library, 803 Braden Chariton, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library, 140 S. Paint St. Chillicothe, OHThe Scioto Gazette (1900-1930); Chillicothe, Ohio. 08 June 1906: 7. Clinton Public Library, 306 8th Ave, S. Clinton, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Council Bluffs Free Public Library, 200 Pearl St. Council Bluffs, IA (Patton and Miller), NRHP-listed Crawfordsville High School, 201 E. Jefferson St. Crawfordsville, IN (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Danville Public Library, 307 N. Vermillion St. Danville, IL (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Eau Claire Public Library, 217 S. Farwell St. Eau Claire, WI (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Eckhart Public Library and Park, 603 S. Jackson St. Auburn, IN (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Eldora Public Library, 1219 14th Ave. Eldora, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Elkhart County Courthouse, Courthouse Sq. Goshen, IN (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Goshen Carnegie Public Library, 202 N. 5th St. Goshen, IN (Patton, Fisher, & Miller of Chica), NRHP-listed Thomas A. Hendricks Library, College Dr. (Campus Rd.) Hanover, IN (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Calvin C. Hill House (1904), 312 N. Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois (Patton & Miller) Jacksonville Public Library (Illinois), 201 W. College Ave. Jacksonville, IL (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Keep Cottage, 154 North Main St. Oberlin, OH (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Kendall Young Public Library, 1201 Willson Ave. Webster City, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Kewanee Public Library, 102 S Tremont Kewanee, IL (Patton and Miller), NRHP-listed Laird Hall, 70 Greenfield St. Tiffin, OH (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Linton Public Library, 110 E. Vincennes St. Linton, IN (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Lorain Historical Society, Carnegie Center at 329 W 10th St. Lorain, OH (Patton & Miller) Mason City Public Library, 208 E. State St. Mason City, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Mount Pleasant Public Library, 200 N. Main St. Mount Pleasant, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Onawa Public Library, Iowa Ave. and 7th St. Onawa, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Oak Park and River Forest High School (1906), 201 N. Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois (1906 work attributed to Normand S. Patton and Robert C. Spencer; 1908 and 1911 work attributed to Patton & Miller)AIA Guide to Chicago, p. 332. Princeton Public Library, Illinois, (formerly Matson Public Library), 698 E. Peru St. Princeton, IL (Patton & Miller) Pfleiderer Center for Religion and the Humanities, 28 Greenfield St. Tiffin, OH (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Red Oak Public Library, 2nd and Washington Sts. Red Oak, IA (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Streator Public Library, 130 S. Park St. Streator, IL (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed Vinton Public Library, 510 2nd Ave. Vinton, IA (Patton & Miller of Chicago), NRHP-listed Williard Hall, 116 Greenfield St. Tiffin, OH (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed One or more works in Linton Commercial Historic District, roughly bounded by B St. N, 1st St. E, A St. S, 1st St. W Linton, IN (Patton & Miller), NRHP-listed

See also Patton & Fisher

Notes Clinton, Iowa architectural firm of Patton & Miller. Beaux Arts Classicism style with a monumental entry with processional steps and flanking paired columns. ... Freeport, Illinois Carnegie Library in Illinois and one of the first Carnegie Libraries designed by the famous Chicago architectural firm of Patton and Miller. ... Illinois Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission

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