David Enoch Beem House, also known as the "Beem Mansion" and "The Hill", is a historic home located in Spencer,

Owen County, Indiana Owen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1920 the United States Census Bureau calculated the mean center of U.S. population to fall within this county. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 21,575. Its county ...

. Built in 1874, the large, two-story,

Italianate The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian R ...

-style residence is named after its original owner,

David Enoch Beem David Enoch Beem (June 24, 1837 – October 23, 1923) was a prominent lawyer, banker, and American Civil War veteran from Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. Beem, who attained the rank of captain of Company H, 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment, fough ...

, a local lawyer and banker, and his family. The T-plan, brick dwelling rests on a rusticated Indiana

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

foundation and arched openings framed in limestone. It features a three-story, central tower at the entrance with a steeply pitched

mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...

. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. See also: The home was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1989.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Italianate architecture in Indiana Houses completed in 1874 Buildings and structures in Owen County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Owen County, Indiana {{OwenCountyIN-NRHP-stub