Beck was a Fairfield native who owned a grocery business, before starting a profitable career as a hotelier.

It is similar to the Linsay House in Iowa City, which was built closer to the original pattern.

The porch itself features a circular pavilion that is capped by a flattened conical roof.

[2] The Beck House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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