Benjamin House (Shelbina, Missouri)

Benjamin House
Shelbina Mansion, January 2007
Location 322 S. Shelby St., Shelbina, Missouri
Coordinates 39°41′23″N 92°2′47″W / 39.68972°N 92.04639°W / 39.68972; -92.04639Coordinates: 39°41′23″N 92°2′47″W / 39.68972°N 92.04639°W / 39.68972; -92.04639
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1872 (1872)-1873
Architect Isaacs, Henry G.
Architectural style Italian Villa
NRHP reference # 72000732[1]
Added to NRHP June 27, 1972

Benjamin House, also known as the Benjamin (John Forbes) House and Vesper Place, is a historic home located at Shelbina, Shelby County, Missouri. 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 and cast iron, bracketed canopies on the windows.[2]:3-5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ M. Patricia Holmes (February 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs)


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