Benjamin House, also known as the Benjamin (John Forbes) House and Vesper Place, is a historic home located at Shelbina,

Shelby County, Missouri Shelby County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,103. Its county seat is Shelbyville. The county was established on January 2, 1835, and named for Gover ...

. It was built in 1872–1873, and is a three-story, Italian Villa brick dwelling over a full basement. It measures 35 feet wide by 60 feet deep and has three porches. It features a low-pitched hip roof, topped by a

cupola In architecture, a cupola () is a relatively small, usually dome-like structure on top of a building often crowning a larger roof or dome. Cupolas often serve as a roof lantern to admit light and air or as a lookout. The word derives, via Ital ...

and cast iron, bracketed canopies on the windows. (includes 7 photographs) It was listed on the

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in 1972.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Italianate architecture in Missouri Houses completed in 1873 Buildings and structures in Shelby County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Missouri {{ShelbyCountyMO-NRHP-stub