National Historic Landmark · house · Bowling Green, Missouri

Clark, James Beauchamp, House

Historic house in Missouri, United States in Bowling Green, Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Clark, James Beauchamp, House
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What it is

Wikipedia · James Beauchamp Clark House

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, the seat of Pike County. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, it is the only known surviving home of James Beauchamp Clark (1851–1921), a leading US Congressman of the early 20th century. It is regularly open for tours in the summer, and otherwise by appointment.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address204 E. Champ Clark Dr., Bowling Green, MO
CountyPike County
ListedDec 8, 1976
Reference number76001114
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address204 E. Champ Clark Dr., Bowling Green, MO
Coordinates39.34153, -91.19095 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNew Philadelphia National Historic Site · 28 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBluffview (Mark Twain Lake) 26 mi · John C. Briscoe Group Use 27 mi · Frank Russell 28 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001114. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.