James C. Beecher House

James C. Beecher House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	560 5th Ave., Owego, New York
Coordinates	42°6′16″N76°14′46″W / 42.10444°N 76.24611°W / 42.10444; -76.24611
Built	1867
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	12000482 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 27, 2012

The James C. Beecher House is a historic house located at 560 5th Avenue in Owego, Tioga County, New York.

Description and history

It is a 2-story, High Victorian Gothic style frame dwelling. It has a steep gable roof with dormers and board-and-batten siding. ^[2] It was built by James Chaplin Beecher ^[3] Who, during the Civil War era was the Colonel of the 1st North Carolina Colored Troops (Union) and later the Brigadier General of the 35th United States Colored Troops. ^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 2012. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/23/12 through 7/27/12. National Park Service. August 3, 2012.
2. Travis Bowman and Bill Krattinger (February 2012). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Beecher, James C., House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 30, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. "Harvard University Library OASIS: Online Archival Search Information System Beecher, James Chaplin, 1828-1886".
4. "Thirty-fifth United States Colored Troops (First North Carolina Colored Volunteers)".