Beauchamp-Newman House
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Beauchamp-Newman House, also known as the Alfred Beauchamp House and Beauchamp-Newman Museum, is a historic home located at Elizabeth
, Wirt County, West Virginia
. It was built in the 1830s, and is a two story brick dwelling with hipped and gable roofs. On May 23, 1848, the first meeting of the newly formed Wirt County courts met in this home and continued to do so for several years. The museums is owned and operated by the Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter Daughters of American Pioneers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
Elizabeth, West Virginia
Elizabeth is a town in Wirt County, West Virginia along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wirt County. The townsite of Elizabeth was settled by William Beauchamp in 1796, and was known as "Beauchamp's Mills" until 1817, when it was named...
, Wirt County, West Virginia
Wirt County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,873 people, 2,284 households, and 1,699 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile . There were 3,266 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
. It was built in the 1830s, and is a two story brick dwelling with hipped and gable roofs. On May 23, 1848, the first meeting of the newly formed Wirt County courts met in this home and continued to do so for several years. The museums is owned and operated by the Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter Daughters of American Pioneers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1974.