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.
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| Location | 3400 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°0′56″N 77°46′17″W / 36.01556°N 77.77139°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1817, c. 1820 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002132[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 21, 1989 |
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.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.