{"nrhp_refnum":"89002132","name":"Bellemonte","other_names":["Dr. John F. Bellamy House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3400 N. Wesleyan Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rocky Mount","county":"Nash County","state":"NC","lat":36.019060000000025,"lon":-77.77676999999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-12-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Bellemonte (Dr. John F. Bellamy House) is a two-story frame antebellum plantation house with a rear ell, begun about 1817 near Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina. It was moved in 1988 about .1 mile onto the North Carolina Wesleyan College campus, at 3400 N. Wesleyan Boulevard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an inventive, well-executed blend of Georgian and Federal architecture with a two-story entry portico with vernacular Chippendale features. Both the portico and the three-room plan around a central hall are described as unique in the county. It also reflects the lifestyle of Nash County's most prosperous antebellum planters, as the seat of a large plantation built for Dr. John F. Bellamy.","narrative":"Bellemonte is a large two-story frame plantation house in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina. Dr. John F. Bellamy, a leading planter, had it built about 1817, and a separate c. 1820 structure was later joined to it as a rear ell. The house combines Georgian and Federal details, including a modillion cornice, molded weatherboarding, three-part mantels and a two-tier entry portico with lattice and fretwork unique in the county. Its plan, with two rooms on the west side of the central hall and an enclosed stair behind the east room, reflects the owner's personal choices. Bellamy owned 101 slaves, more than any other Nash County resident before the Civil War, and the house served as the seat of a large plantation. In 1988 it was moved about a tenth of a mile onto North Carolina Wesleyan College land that was once part of the plantation. Restoration is under way, with a visitor's center planned.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1817-1861","architect_builder":"Unknown (perhaps Mess. Bell and Joyner, Tarboro)","architectural_style":"Georgian; Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Moved in 1988 to the college campus and undergoing restoration, with exterior work largely complete; planned for use as a visitor's center with perhaps two administrative offices.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:51.22059-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/7215/47721506/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/89002132.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721506","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellemonte","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460460"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/nash-county/bellemonte-89002132/"}