Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Beckett Homesite

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, circa February 2, 2015

1. Beckett Homesite Marker

Inscription. On this site stood a square two-story brick farmhouse occupied by Wiiliam Bebb and built in 1835. After he was elected nineteenth Governor of Ohio, William Bebb sold his house in 1848 to William Beckett, founder of Beckett Paper Company, who enjoyed the convenience to the mill (his wife objected that it was “too far out in the country.”) As the years passed, the Beckett family grew, and the house was enlarged until it was a stately three-story structure with a large attic, two-story wings on either side, a columned porch in front, and a widow’s walk on top. This spacious residence for generations of Becketts was the --- the home of Thomas Beckett 1860- 1923 (illegible) the company grew to national (illegible) manufactur- ing paper After Thomas Beckett’s wife died in 1957 the old home was razed leaving a legacy of more than a century of paper making.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 24.04′ N, 84° 33.322′ W. Marker is in Hamilton,

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Ohio, in Butler County. It is on Dayton Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 Dayton St, Hamilton OH 45011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1913 Flood (within shouting distance of this marker); Flood Level (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); This Lich Gate (about 400 feet away); Trinity Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away); Cosmopolitan No. 4 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Flood Level (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Flood Level (approx. ¼ mile away); Hamilton Lane Library (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 17, 2018

2. Beckett Homesite Marker

close up, location of plaque is clearly visible

all markers in Hamilton.

More about this marker. marker (plaque) is missing, posts/bench is intact

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 17, 2018

3. Beckett Homesite Marker

full view of monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 17, 2018

4. Beckett Homesite Marker

from a distance, looking east on Dayton Street

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 2, 2015

5. Beckett Homesite Marker

the house

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2018

6. Beckett Homesite Marker

"shopped" image of plaque on post

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 931 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 21, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.