Robert C. Beauchamp House

Historic house in Kentucky, United States

United States historic place


Robert C. Beauchamp House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


37°55′28″N 86°48′22″W / 37.92444°N 86.80611°W / 37.92444; -86.80611
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1842
Built by	Beauchamp, Robert Costain
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	76000894^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 6, 1976

The Robert C. Beauchamp House is a historic house in Hancock County, Kentucky, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west or northwest of Hawesville on U.S. Route 60.^[2]

Its significance:

The house was built in 1842 by Robert Costain Beauchamp (1800-1884), a highly successful gentleman farmer and businessman. He was one of the first men to introduce the plantation system with a large work force of slaves, to Western Kentucky. He was also active in state and local politics. The amply-proportioned brick house is one of the oldest in Hancock County, Kentucky.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Robert C. Beauchamp". National Park Service. October 17, 1975. Retrieved April 5, 2018. With six photos from 1975.