James Beauchamp Clark House

James Beauchamp Clark House
Location 204 E. Champ Clark Dr., Bowling Green, Missouri
Coordinates 39°20′29″N 91°11′27″W / 39.34139°N 91.19083°W / 39.34139; -91.19083Coordinates: 39°20′29″N 91°11′27″W / 39.34139°N 91.19083°W / 39.34139; -91.19083
Area less than one acre
Built 1888 (1888)
Architect Ezra Kirkland
NRHP Reference # 76001114
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 8, 1976[1]
Designated NHL December 8, 1976[2]

The James Beauchamp Clark House, also known as "Champ" Clark House or Honey Shuck, is a historic house museum at 207 East Champ Clark Drive in Bowling Green, Missouri. A National Historic Landmark, it is the only known surviving home of James Beauchamp Clark (1851-1921), a leading Congressman of the early 20th century.[2][3][4] It is regularly open for tours in the summer, and otherwise by appointment.

Description and history

The Clark House is located in a residential area on Bowling Green's east side, on the north side of East Champ Clark Drive between Charles and Penn Streets. It is a two story wood frame structure, built in 1888 by Ezra Kirkland, with ells projecting north off the northeast and northwest corners. A porch wraps around the front and sides, its flat roof supported by turned columns and jigsawn brackets, with a spindled valance between the posts. The interior has been restored to an appearance consistent with the time of Clark's occupancy.[3]

The house was purchased in 1898 by James Beauchamp Clark, several years after he had been elected to the United States Congress. Rising in the Democratic Party, Clark became first the minority leader of the House of Representatives (1908), and then Speaker of the House in 1911 when the Democrats gained control of the body. Clark served in that capacity until 1919, and was voted out of office in a Republican landslide in 1920. He was a leading contender for the Democratic Party nomination for President in 1912.[3]

After Clark's ownership, the house was converted into multiple residences,[3] before it was acquired by a local non-profit and restored as a museum.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 ""Champ" Clark House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: James Beauchamp Clark House (pdf), National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19 (32 KB)
  4. ↑ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
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