William King Beck House

	William King Beck House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
	The William King Beck House in 2008.
Nearest city	Camden, Alabama
Coordinates	32°2′44″N 87°20′7″W / 32.04556°N 87.33528°W
Built	1845
Architect	Alexander J. Bragg
NRHP reference No.	93000421
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 21, 1993
Designated ARLH	November 13, 1996

The William King Beck House, also known as River Bluff Plantation, is a historic plantation house on the Alabama River near Camden, Alabama. The main house was built in 1845 for William King Beck and is attributed to architect Alexander J. Bragg.^[1] William King Beck was an attorney from North Carolina who migrated to Wilcox County in the 1820s. He was the nephew of William Rufus King, the 13th Vice President of the United States.^[3]

The house is a one-story wood-frame building with six octagonal columns supporting a full-width front porch under the main roof. It is an example of the Greek Revival Cottage style. The roof line was altered in the late 19th century, when the original hipped roof was replaced with a pyramidal type.^[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1993.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Beck-Bryant-Talbot Home". Wilcox Area Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[arlh-2] "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

[WACC-3] "Beck-Bryant-Talbot Home". Wilcox Area Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Wilcox County, Alabama
Historic districts	William King Beck House Furman Historic District Oak Hill Historic District Pine Apple Historic District Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District
Other properties	Ackerville Baptist Church of Christ Tristram Bethea House Dry Fork Plantation Hawthorne House Liberty Hall Liddell Archeological Site Prairie Mission Tait-Ervin House Wilcox Female Institute
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilcox County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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