James C. Beecher House

	James C. Beecher House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within New York
Location	560 5th Ave.,; Owego, New York
Coordinates	42°6′16″N 76°14′46″W / 42.10444°N 76.24611°W
Built	1867
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	12000482
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 2 "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.
↑ 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.)
↑ "Harvard University Library OASIS: Online Archival Search Information System Beecher, James Chaplin, 1828-1886".
↑ "Thirty-fifth United States Colored Troops (First North Carolina Colored Volunteers)".

[nps-1] 1 2 "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.

[nrhpdoc-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)".

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