The William King Beck House, also known as River Bluff Plantation, is a historic plantation house on the

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near

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. The main house was built in 1845 for William King Beck and is attributed to architect Alexander J. Bragg. William King Beck was an attorney from

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who migrated to Wilcox County in the 1820s. He was the nephew of

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, the 13th

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. 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

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Cottage style. The roof line was altered in the late 19th century, when the original hipped roof was replaced with a pyramidal type. The house was added to the

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on May 21, 1993.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Wilcox County, Alabama Historic districts in Wilcox County, Alabama Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama Houses completed in 1845 Greek Revival houses in Alabama Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Plantation houses in Alabama Houses in Wilcox County, Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama {{Alabama-plantation-stub