Bellemonte

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Bellemonte
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Location3400 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°0′56″N77°46′17″W / 36.01556°N 77.77139°W / 36.01556; -77.77139
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1817 (1817), c. 1820
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 89002132 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1989

Bellemonte, also known as Dr. John F. Bellamy House, is a historic plantation house located at Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina. The main block dates to 1817, and is a two-story, five-bay, late Georgian / Federal-style frame dwelling.

The façade features a two-tier, Chippendale-inspired portico. The house has a two-story rear ell, built about 1820, that was attached to Bellemonte between 1840 and 1860. Also on the property is a contributing dependency. [2]

Bellemonte was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] It now houses the Marketing Dept as well as offers events by North Carolina Wesleyan College.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Richard Mattson and Chris Wilson (n.d.). "Bellemonte" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.