The arrival of the Milwaukee railroad and the many homesteaders who followed brought land-office business to Forsyth, and as the seat of Rosebud County the town provided ample work for lawyer Henry Beeman, who opened a title abstract company in 1911. The next year he and his wife, Maude, built this Craftsman style home a half block from the county courthouse where Henry conducted much of his business. The one-and-one-half-story residence featured classic Craftsman elements including a front gable dormer, exposed rafter tails, decorative roof brackets, an inset front porch, and a polygonal side bay window. In the 1920s, the Beemans, who had two children, rented rooms to unmarried schoolteachers. Before becoming a lawyer, Henry had served as Forsyth’s first superintendent of schools. He and Maude were both active in the community, with Henry serving as county attorney for eight years and as city attorney and clerk for thirty years, while Maude was a charter member of the Forsyth Woman’s Club. After Maude’s death in 1958, Henry continued living there until 1963.