Beckner House

Beckner House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house in September 2012
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Location	63 S. Church St., Fairhope, Alabama
Coordinates	30°31′15″N87°54′17″W / 30.52083°N 87.90472°W / 30.52083; -87.90472
Built	1906 (1906)
Part of	Fairhope Downtown Historic District (ID04000115 [1] )
NRHP reference No.	88001007 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 1, 1988

The Beckner House (also known as the Baker House) is a historic residence in Fairhope, Alabama, United States. The house was built in 1906 for J. M. Beckner, a single-taxer from Illinois. The house sustained minor damage in the 1906 hurricane. A fish market was operated out of the home from the 1920s until Hurricane Frederic in 1979. It was renovated into a bed and breakfast and restaurant in 1998. ^[2]

The original portion of the house is a one and a half story, cross-gable structure. A later addition extended the building parallel to the street. The original block has a two-bay façade with a single-height shed roofed porch. The original paired one-over-one windows on the left of the first floor and on the front gable have been replaced with three-over-one. The original block has three rooms and a hall on the each floor. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#88001007)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
2. "The History". The Fairhope Inn. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
3. Floyd, W. Warner. "Historic Resources within Municipal Limits of Fairhope, AL (Multiple Resource)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.