Historical Marker
Beck House
Historical marker location:
Lexington, Kentucky
( 209 E. High St., Lexington)
Residence of James Burnie Beck. Born Dumfriesshire, Scot., 1822, died Washington, D.C., 1890. Law partner John C. Breckinridge. Congressman from Ky., 1867-75. U.S. Senator from Ky. 1876-90.
The famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, has been held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville since 1875.