Cornelius C. Beekman built this 1 1/2 story home for his growing family between 1870 and 1876. When the family moved in, Beekman was already well established in his downtown bank where he bought, sold, and shipped gold; served as a Wells Fargo Express agent; sold school supplies; and dealt in real estate. The Beekmans were the only family who occupied the house, accumulating objects and furnishings over a period that spanned the mid-Victorian era to post World War II. Today the house is furnished much as it was around 1911 as the country entered the second decade of the 20th Century. |