Bellevue (Goode, Virginia)
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Bellevue | |
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| Location | VA 643, 1 mi. E of Goode, near Goode, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°21′51″N 79°22′09″W / 37.36417°N 79.36917°WCoordinates: 37°21′51″N 79°22′09″W / 37.36417°N 79.36917°W |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Built | c. 1824-1870 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001917[1] |
| VLR # | 009-0003 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1990 |
| Designated VLR | August 15, 1989[2] |
Bellevue is a historic home located near Goode, Bedford County, Virginia. The main house was built in three phases between about 1824 and 1870. It is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a central hall plan, hipped roof, and two frame wings. Also on the property are a contributing school dormitory building known as Inkstand, as well as three dependencies, a garden, and a family cemetery. After the American Civil War, the house was altered to function as a high school for boys established by James Philemon Holcombe (1820-1873). It functioned into the late-19th century.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It is located in the Bellevue Rural Historic District.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ John Salmon and Julie Vosmik (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bellevue" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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