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Beechland (Taylorsville, Kentucky)

Coordinates: 38°03′39″N 85°20′23″W / 38.06083°N 85.33972°W / 38.06083; -85.33972 (Beechland)
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Beechland
Beechland (Taylorsville, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Beechland (Taylorsville, Kentucky)
Beechland (Taylorsville, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Beechland (Taylorsville, Kentucky)
Location2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Taylorsville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°03′39″N 85°20′23″W / 38.06083°N 85.33972°W / 38.06083; -85.33972 (Beechland)
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1804
Built byJacob Yoder
NRHP reference No.76000945[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976

Beechland, near Taylorsville, Kentucky, was built in 1804. It was built by Jacob Yoder and has also been known as Jacob Yoder House. The listing included four contributing buildings.

Jacob Yoder was a Revolutionary War soldier and innovative merchant-trader, was "the first entrepreneur to take a load of goods down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on a flat boat from Pennsylvania to New Orleans."[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Walter L. Langsam; Mary Cronan (1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beechland/Vaucluse / Jacob Yoder House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2018. With accompanying 10 photos from 1976, and map