James A Beck House

James A Beck House Greetings from Fairfield, Iowa! With great house comes great responsibility. Barber Queen Anne Victorian House. Beck and designed by architect George F. Barber.

So we started a page to detail, document, and share our restoration and history of this 1896 George F. Construction of the house began in 1895 by James A. Design No. 27 from the Cottage Souvenir 4th edition Barber catalog. The carriage was also built by J.A. Beck in May of that same year. The House was sold in June 1913 to The Ball Family and known through this time as "Ball Mansion" unti

l their deaths in 1960 and 1962. More commonly known today as the "Sloca House" for the family that lived in the house from 1964-2001.

Buried Treasure!After wrapping on last weeks video I continued clearing and leveling the horse stall and found a ton of ...
06/03/2026

Buried Treasure!
After wrapping on last weeks video I continued clearing and leveling the horse stall and found a ton of broken glass, bottles jugs, china, and URANIUM GLASS!!

Some quick research brought up for the china which had a makers mark Allertons (made in England) dating between 1859-1942.
The Old Mr. Boston Bottle from the early 1930s which was for whiskey and can be found on ebay for about 10 bucks.
Which of course I bought.

But in case you missed it
https://youtu.be/MezDSzhXjn8?si=dF4BAH4fjXO7fFS2

05/31/2026
05/25/2026
A Bunting We Will Go!
05/24/2026

A Bunting We Will Go!

Barber in a BubbleI did a thing, its my job, its what i do.Found a scan of a photocard of architect George F Barber onli...
05/17/2026

Barber in a Bubble

I did a thing, its my job, its what i do.
Found a scan of a photocard of architect George F Barber online.
A little photoshop cleanup, sizing up to this antique bubble glass frame.

Lead on adventurers your Quest Awaits! Had a wonderful time yesterday hosting a tour for aprox 140 Iowa Questors. If you...
04/18/2026

Lead on adventurers your Quest Awaits!
Had a wonderful time yesterday hosting a tour for aprox 140 Iowa Questors.
If you attended and took any photos and would like to share please
drop them in the comments below.

You win some, you lose some...A eBay auction that went out last night which unfortunately I did not win. But still want...
04/06/2026

You win some, you lose some...

A eBay auction that went out last night which unfortunately I did not win.
But still wanted to share it with you.

Sheet music (6 pages) from 1900 for the James A. Beck Hotel
The Inn at Lake Okoboji. Beautifully illustrated, and most likely very rare. Item sold for $177

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401 E Burlington
Fairfield, IA
52556

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