David Enoch Beem House, Spencer

Name: David Enoch Beem House
Address: Spencer, United States

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David Enoch Beem House, also known as the "Beem Mansion" and "The Hill", is a historic home located in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. Built in 1874, the large, two-story, Italianate-style residence is named after its original owner, David Enoch Beem, a local lawyer and banker, and his family. The T-plan, brick dwelling rests on a rusticated Indiana limestone foundation and arched openings framed in limestone. It features a three-story, central tower at the entrance with a steeply pitched mansard roof. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ()

Built: 1874 (150 years ago)Coordinates: 39°17'26"N, 86°46'11"W

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Spencer United States

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David Enoch Beem House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Owen County Art Guild, Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station, Allison-Robinson House, Spencer Public Library.

0.7 miSE
39°16'53"N • 86°45'52"W
Owen County Art Guild, Spencer
18 min walk • Museum
0.6 miSE
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station, Spencer
15 min walk • Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station is a historic town hall and fire station located at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. It was built in 1897–1898, and is a two-story, rectangular, Romanesque Revival style limestone building with a corner bell tower. It measures 24 feet wide and 61 feet long and has a hipped roof.
0.4 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Allison-Robinson House, Spencer
12 min walk • Allison-Robinson House, also known as the John C. Robinson House, is a historic home located at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. It was built between about 1855 and 1860, and is a two-story, "L"-plan, frame vernacular Greek Revival style I-house.
0.6 miSE
Library
Spencer Public Library, Spencer
17 min walk • The old Spencer Public Library is a former public library and historic Carnegie library located at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a one-story, three bay, American Craftsman style brick building on a raised basement. It has a low-pitched hipped roof and projecting entry bay.

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Which popular attractions are close to David Enoch Beem House?

Nearby attractions include Allison-Robinson House, Spencer (12 min walk), Spencer Town Hall and Fire Station, Spencer (15 min walk), Spencer Public Library, Spencer (17 min walk), Owen County Art Guild, Spencer (18 min walk).