They were mostly from Indiana and Illinois. In 1989, the corporation decided to donate the property to the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina. Today the Bellamy Mansion is a fully operational museum, focusing on history and design arts, and a Stewardship Property of Preservation North Carolina. My parents permitted me to go with these boys into the woods, and on the streams until church time, when I would accompany. Hickenlooper, (of Ohio)---an adjutant, I believe! This fence and the garden have been maintained throughout the years and remain on the grounds of the mansion today.[1]. two sons to Virginia one in the army and the other in the navy, and was preparing to send me, another son, in the event the, The diary of a Northern occupation commander mentions that, on Wednesday, February 22, 1865: My troops are put in camp, around the town, and I assume command of the placeand. for protection. There were in the procession about three thousand people, chiefly Negroes. Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? by Northern troops as they overran Southern territory. Help us get you more of the nonprofit information you need, including: An email has been sent to the address you provided. It may have merged with another organization or ceased operations. the celebrated Rice Creek [Academy] institution. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. stone dressers were in demand in North Carolinas growing towns, and the protestations of white workers were not strong enough, to cause a ban to be placed on the use of free Negro, Free-black slaveowner John Y. [1], By 1860, as the Bellamy family prepared to move into their new home on Market Street, their family included eight children, ages ranging from one to nineteen. For thirty years, Thomas Day (of Milton, North Carolina) used slaves to help him in his cabinetmaking. War and Refugeeing at Floral College:
It was here, from 1852 to 1859, that the next five of the Bellamys ten children were born. The highlight of her week every week is creating the #transformationtuesday social media posts. (Don't see an email in your inbox? He read, medicine in the office of the noted physician, Dr. William, James Harris, as was customary in those days for students. secessionist proclivities, son John D. Bellamy, Jr. recalled: [When Dr. Bellamy] found that most prominent people in. There they were, like a swarm of bees, through the woods---and did we run! 2022 Board of Directors Executive Committee. Upon his death, Dr. Harriss left behind his wife, along with seven children and fourteen enslaved workers who were also living at the household. "Funding like this will enable us to . It was then purchased by two women who in 1890 started a college which evolved into Belmont University. His projects there included a log barn reconstruction for the Charlotte Museum of History, stabilization of structures at Historic Brattonsville, SC and work on several landmark properties in Charlotte and in Mecklenburg County. to an organized association of 250 or more workmen. This turned the mansion into a public historic site. Like a pack of. Before moving to NC and joining Preservation North Carolina, she lived in Seattle and worked for The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. She could now pursue her hobby of horticulture. Marsden Bellamy, the eldest of the sons, had enlisted in the Scotland Neck Cavalry volunteers before the official secession, and later enlisted in the Confederate Navy. The, ordinary procedure in teaching a slave a profession was to, bring him up under the tutelage of a slave craftsman or, apprentice him to a free tradesman. Restoration of Slave Quarters is supported in part by Save Americas Treasures Grant He went to Swansea University to get a double major BA in History and,after spending perhaps too much time hearing about the roguish monarchs and imperial conquests of Europe,American Studies. Intimate and elegant elopement ceremonies are popular at Belmont Mansion! on the Board of Directors of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. A northerner living in Rhode Island until 4th grade, Dawn lived in the central west coast of Florida until she graduated from college with a BA in Womens Studies. Of the enslaved workers who had resided here before the Civil War only one remained as a paid servant. Ellen was 13 years old with four younger brothers growing up in the house. The architecture of the slave quarters is very distinct, and done very purposefully. Premium in-person tours offered at 10 am, 12 pm, and 2 pm when available. Cathleen is a graduate of Emory University, with a Masters degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia. A short while later he had settled at Goose Creek, a few miles, above the city, where he spent the remainder of his life. George became a farmer and took over Grovely Plantation, land that his father had purchased in 1842 in Brunswick County, North Carolina, later going on to serve multiple terms in the North Carolina Senate between 1893 and 1914. Chrissy joined the Preservation North Carolina staff in June of 2021 as a part-time office assistant. In March 1861 the family prepared to move into their new home on Market Street, and held a housewarming party, as well as the celebration of two cousins' weddings. Always a lover of historic homes, her background in retail management led her to executive support roles and eventually landed her on the doorsteps of Preservation North Carolina in late 2004. Robert was the only Bellamy born in this house, and when they moved back in he was about 4 years old. Mary Frances moved back to Raleigh and joined the Preservation North Carolina team in 2008, starting as a volunteer! Sold by the Acklen family in 1887, the house went to a developer who began one of Nashvilles early suburbs. NC Humanities Council The silver forks used at every meal, my, mother wore down her stocking legs for several days, the, prongs of one inflicting a painful little, wound on the calf of her leg! The architect James F. Post, a native of New Jersey, and his assistant, draftsman Rufus W. Bunnell of Connecticut, oversaw the construction of the mansion. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Jazz at the Mansion She even described the basement as "more like hog pen than anything else." [1], While the family was still at Grovely Plantation, Federal troops arrived in Wilmington on February 22, having pushed many of the Confederate troops inland. Box 27644
General and Mrs. Hawley left for Richmond, Virginia soon after, however the home was still being occupied by other Union soldiers. If you are in Billings June 6th, 2020 don't miss Moss Mansion's SpringFest! After, much effort we got a pan of fire coal from a neighbor, and made a little fire in our bedroom, cooked a pone of, crowd (including the servants). This organization has not appeared on the IRS Business Master File in a number of months. Bellamy Mansion Museum hosting 'Identity' Art Exhibition, artist reception In fact, Harriett was a first cousin of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote the abolitionist work Uncle Toms Cabin. After several years freelancing for Our State Magazine, Walter Magazine, and many local interior designers and architects, while also acting as a content curator at a large art firm, Annie decided to follow her heart and make the jump to a career in historic preservation. John Jr. attended Davidson College, and the University of Virginia Law School, and eventually became a successful politician in the conservative Democratic Party. The slave quarters had been inhabited through the 1930's by servants and renters, but it too was dilapidated. On March 1, 1865, General Joseph Roswell Hawley was placed in charge of the Wilmington District and assigned the Bellamy House. P.O. Over the next few years the necessary interior repairs were completed, and in 1994 the Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts officially opened.[1]. This board includes prominent members of the Nashville community who have experience in historic homes, history, community outreach and development. Each of the small bedrooms on the top floor had vents that traveled up and emptied into the belvedere at the very top of the mansion. One of them is the superintendent of the cemetery himself. Dr. Bellamy lived here until their new. 1772 Foundation Email:info@bellamymansion.org, Gareth Evans, Executive Director, Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts. Wagonloads of corpses roll down Market Street to Oakdale Cemetery, the first of more than 600 who will die. A 4-year-old girl, a 3-year-old girl and a 1-year-old girl were also listed on the census. with the provisions and turned over to the Federal authorities. The Jazz @ the Bellamy summer jazz series runs May 12 through September 8. Land of the Golden River, Lewis Philip Hall, 1980, Back With The Tide, Ellen D. Bellamy, Bellamy Museum, 1937/2002, Cyclopedia of Men of the Carolinas, 19th Century, Brant & Fuller, 1892
The Bellamys did not move there until, A short time later the Parsleys purchased a home, in Lumberton and moved there, perhaps anticipating the, Trustees of the college and their president, Rev. Interested in buying an historic property in North Carolina? While the fire department was able to put out the flames, extensive damage was done to a large amount of the interior. I have no time to take him within the lines. Its construction began in 1857 and was completed the latter part of 1859, or early in 1860. Board of Directors; News; Bellamy Mansion Museum. Eliza McIlhenny Harris, daughter of his first medical instructor. In 1860 this was a construction site. Click here for a full list of Preservation NCs Board of Directors. It was largely through his own industry that, James D. Sampson was able to become a respected and, wealthy citizen in Wilmington. A Durham native, Myrick attended Brown University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his Masters degree in city planning and a law degree in 1978. After college, Jack excelled as a third-generation home builder and real estate agent, eventually working as a project manager for Lee Morgan Inc., a historic restoration general contractor in Charlotte. In 1830, he had two slaves; by 1860 he had three. It was considered a cosmopolitan port city where men like Dr. John D. Bellamy could advance themselves politically, economically and culturally. His, son John, had reached maturity and was managing his own, on of the next generation, removed to Bucks Creek, and it. . After the family settled back into their home and Dr. Bellamy restarted production at Grovely, he was, of course, using paid labor. She is very active in the Tarboro community and sits on the Faade Grant Committee as a founding member, is currently chair of the Main Street Design committee and sits on the executive board, and is host mom to baseball players for the Tarboro River Bandits each year, spending most of her summers at the ballfield. She became an administrative assistant as a more stable form of employment, which led to operating her family-owned home furnishings store in Raleigh for 16 years. The plantation had, beside the manor house. He left for two years in 1837 to study at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he returned to Wilmington in 1839 to marry Eliza, Harriss' eldest daughter and take over Dr. Harriss medical practice following Elizas fathers untimely death in July. Prior to that her background was in traditional real estate with a degree in Historic Preservation, among many other studies, though her childhood dream was to grow up to be a mermaid. reception at the depot of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, My father, being a warm and enthusiastic supporter of, President Davis, and a Secession-Democrat, was very. Learn more Loving the area as much as she did before college, she told her parents that she would not be moving back to New York so plan to visit her in Wilmington anytime! 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[Those slaves thought, ingenious were bound] to some carpenter or bricklayer.. Family trips to Historic Sites furthered her love of history. Annie Jernigan, Marketing Manager and Member Services. The second phase, which began in 2003, included more exterior repairs to all of the building's windows and doors. his grant being between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. Eliza was also upset that Harriett offered her "some figswhich Aunt Sarah had picked." Starting as the Executive Operations Assistant, she quickly moved to a blended role as the Properties Coordinator and Office Manager. This old estate was, entered by Maurice Moore, in 1750, and was called by him, Spring Garden. He afterwards sold it to John Baptiste, Ashe, who changed its name to Grovely Plantation, a name. "We have 80 volunteers. Early in 1860, Bunnell sent drawings for window sashes, inside trim, and the 25-foot Corinthian columns for the, colonnade to the factory of Jenkins and Porter, on, (North Carolina Architecture, pp. (LogOut/ Wachovia Foundation, $1,000-$4,999 Claim your profile for free. This was a hot issue in the gubernatorial election, of 1860, and the workingmans association urged fellow, mechanics and workingmen to look to their own rights and, interests, and to insist on that political equality and that, participation in public affairs to which they, The extensive use of free-black carpenters on the Bellamy Mansion, can probably be attributed to Dr. Bellamy's frugal nature and, directing those engaged to save money; and New Jersey-born, architect James Post's regular hiring of less expensive labor. He ran away, but only to get under the feet of General Shermans forces. Leslie entered the public history program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where she earned her masters degree in History in 2016. Tags Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy Culture/Arts Mary Bradley Staff & Board - Preservation NC always filled to overflowing and groaning under their weight. It was the cast iron architecture of SoHo that confirmed her love of historic buildings and their connection to history. Confederate Military History, Clement A. Evans, Broadfoot, 1987
In 1860, Wilmington was the largest city in North Carolina by population and was number one in the world for the naval stores industry. Sarah seemingly retired and by 1866 was living on Red Cross St. with her husband, Aaron Sampson. Joseph Hawley, a Brigadier-General in the Federal Army. Bellamy Mansion Museum For the last three years, the Slave Dwelling Project has started its season with a sleepover in the slave dwellings at Hopsewee Plantation in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Mary Elizabeth (Belle) (18401900) would be the first, followed by Marsden (18431909), William James Harriss (18441911), Eliza (Liza) (18451929), Ellen Douglass (18521946), John Dillard Jr. (18541942), George Harriss (18561924), Kate Taylor (1858-1858), Chesley Calhoun (18591881), and Robert Rankin (18611926). Bisher, Catherine W. The Bellamy Mansion Wilmington North Carolina: An Antebellum Architectural Treasure and Its People 2004 PNC Inc. Cashman, Diane Cobb. The architect, James F. Post had joined the Confederate artillery, and even helped to build various structures at Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson. The Bellamy Children:
Designed with Greek Revival and Italianate styling, this twenty-two room house was constructed with the labor of both enslaved skilled carpenters and freed black artisans. 140-141), Opposition to Northern and Black Tradesmen:
In the early 1870s as the children grew older, Mrs. Bellamy along with her daughter Ellen, made plans to surround the property of the home with a beautiful black iron fence, which would enclose a picturesque garden to be laid out by Mrs. Bellamy herself. Robert Bellamy Foundation Bellamy Mansion One of North Carolina's premier architectural and historic treasures, offering tours, changing exhibitions on history and design arts and an informative look at historic preservation in action. (September 18, 1817 - August 30, 1896) married Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (August 6, 1821 October 18, 1907) on June 12, 1839. [1], After the official end of the war in April 1865, the Federal Government seized southern property, including land, buildings, and homes of Dr. Bellamy. To underscore this, Bunnell recalled, rich doctor was a free-trader who notwithstanding. The existence of free-black craftsmen in antebellum North Carolina. ", Mrs. Bellamy had traveled into Wilmington in May 1865 to meet with Mrs. Harriett Foote Hawley hoping to retrieve her home. $40,000+ Three of the brothers are pictured in portraits. The band stopped at my fathers residence, and played several national airs; immediately General Hawley, came out on the piazza and introduced to the audience the. Bellamy Mansion, Inc. was officially incorporated in February of 1972 by Emma Williamson Hendren, Lillian Bellamy Boney, and Hugh MacRae II. After her death the house stayed empty, except for few rare renters until 1972, when the Bellamy Mansion Inc. non-profit organization was founded. In 2001 the carriage house at the rear of the property was reconstructed and became the museums visitor center and office building. In 2012, she received her M.A. In a deed from Maurice Moore to John Baptiste Ashe, dated December 5, 1727, in which Moore is described as, of Bath County,: he conveys 640 acres on the north side. In 2011, when her husbands job opportunities expanded to include North Carolina, memories of those idyllic summers at the beach pulled Leslie and her family to Wilmington. From a neighboring county he sends in this appeal. Gareths interest in history began while growing up in Wales. In middle school her family moved to Greenville, NC, where she graduated from High School and began college. (Yankee) Captain Sharpproved a "friend in need" and, treated mother and sister with respect, but was a thief, with it all; he showed us a pocket full of jewelry and s, aid that he had "captured" those handsome rugs in, Cheraw (South Carolina). The local chapter of the Colonial Dames held regular meetings in the parlors, and by the 1960's. Mary Frances Wilson, Donor Engagement Manager. The house remained the Bellamy's home for 80 years, surviving 2 generations of the family, until Ellen Douglas Bellamy, daughter of John and Eliza, died in 1946. author, by his side, bearing a torch upon his shoulder! The now restored slave quarters on the property are one of the best examples of urban quarters in the state, and one of very few open to the public. When President Davis and members of his. PPD, Inc. NC Arts Council He went on to become a successful Davidson-college educated merchant and pharmacist in town. Cathleen Turner, Piedmont Office Regional Director. Gareth has been Executive Director of the Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts for PNC since 2010. I recollect well, having gone down in a buggy to[the bridge]. Tours are given at the museum Tuesday Saturday from 10:00 AM 5:00 PM (with the last tour starting at 4:00 PM) and Sunday from 1:00 PM 5:00 PM (with the last tour starting at 4:00 PM). Mrs. Bellamys formal gardens were not planted until closer to 1870, and when the mansion was first built there were no large shade trees like today. Because the property's slave quarters were constructed only a few years before the abolition of slavery, they are some of the best preserved examples of urban slave housing in the country. Chesley Calhoun unfortunately died at the young age of twenty-one, while studying at Davidson College.[1]. Julianne is a passionate people preservationist and believes in the value of historic preservation to tangibly connect people to their history and stories. South Carolina, John Bellamy, the first of the name in Carolina, was an original Grantee of St. Johns Parish, Charles Town . ", The Bellamy Mansion at Fifth and Market Streets:
Click here to view a full list of counties that Jack works with in the western region. As promised, Gareth Evans, executive director of Bellamy Mansion delivered on the space heaters and they were definitely well needed. By 1860, Dr. Bellamy would hold the distinction of being. "The Bellamy Mansion has made it through a civil war, arson and over 50 named storms," Gareth Evans, Bellamy Mansion Museum executive director, said. Congressman. then Historic Preservation at the Clemson/College of Charleston Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. He procured a band, of music, and headed the marching column himself, at Front, and Market Streets, with his little son and namesake, the. After more fundraising, the final phase commenced in 2013 with the interior restoration. Early in the war the newly-formed Confederate States of America, relocated its capital to Richmond; Bellamys son John wrote that, Honorable George Davis, who was regarded as the idol, of the people of the Cape Fear by the old families, was, made Confederate Senator, in Richmond, and afterwards. It is now a stewardship property of Preservation North Carolina, a private nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of historic sites in North Carolina. Along with the ten members of the Bellamy family, nine enslaved workers also lived at the household. Grist Plantation was a turpentine plantation in Columbus County, near Chadbourn, North Carolina. In 1839, he was graduated, with honors, from Jefferson, Medical College of the University of Pennsylvania, and. This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N. [1], Dr. Bellamy finally obtained his property, but he now had to hire freed workers for the turpentine distillery, Grovely Plantation, and the family home on Market Street. Post himself was, not known to own any slaves though he employed many. She moved to North Carolina to be closer to her family and fell in love with its varied landscape and natural beauty. 919-832-3652
I never knew. His new, wife unwilling to leave her bereaved mother, young Dr. Bellamy, assumed Dr. Harrisss medical practice in Wilmington and for, many years lived in the Harriss home. The attractive brick walls and shutters were a sign of social superiority for the Bellamy family. was removed from Montgomery, Alabama, to Richmond, Virginia. Understandably, all slaves did not show the ability for skilled, trades and only the most likely were taught a trade. John and Eliza welcomed four of their own children into the Dock Street home before they moved across the street in 1846 to the former residence of the sixteenth governor, Benjamin Smith. Besides the various modern features, the home was also outfitted with luxurious wood, iron and metal works, along with lavish rugs, furniture, and other forms of dcor. George, the only one not pictured in the family parlor, was 8 when they moved back in 1865. It was Smiths town residence while governor his, permanent home being Belvedere, his plantation in, Brunswick County. During his three years there, 27 historic places were designated as local landmarks and nearly $1 million revolved through an endangered properties program. When Ellen Bellamy passed away in 1946, the mansion was falling into a state of disrepair. Leslie decided not to return to the classroom but instead pursued her lifelong dream of working at historic sites and museums. The sons of Dr. John D. Bellamy followed in their fathers footsteps and became successful students and career men in and outside of Wilmington. Board of Directors | belmontmansion The smallness of the yards and gardens at the center of the lots seem to magnify the commanding size of the walls and emphasize the calculated isolation of the quarters. The Bellamy Mansion Museum | Wilmington NC - Facebook In February 1972 fourth generation members of the Bellamy family started Bellamy Mansion, Inc., in hopes of beginning preservation and restoration of the historic home. Maggie is known for her love of holidays and over the top decorating, especially at Christmas, and of sports, especially Carolina Panthers football. We had quite a large. In 1665, he had sailed from Holland to the Barbadoes. John Caruthers Stanly, a free-black in New Bern, was one, of the leading barbers of the community and he used the, profits which he earned at this occupation as his initial, investment in plantations and town property, making him, one of the wealthiest men and slaveowners in Craven, Known as Barber Jack, Stanly was said at one time to be, worth more than $40,000. The mansion was even furnished with gas chandeliers to light the large rooms. Further damage came from the water needed to extinguish the blaze. Dr. First Citizens Bank . was never married and died in early manhood; Robert Rankin, the youngest, was a very prominent druggist, Dr. Bellamys son William James Harriss Bellamy, later, a prominent Wilmington medical doctor, was born at, Wilmington in 1844. Bellamy Mansion, Inc. - GuideStar Profile In 2018, Bellamy had a key recurring role on HBO's INSECURE. Bellamy Mansion - Wikipedia Since 2017, Leslie has been not only the museums operations manager but also the research historian for the site. in the 1865 campaign from Wilmington to Bentonville. Bellamy, which explains itself. According to John D. Bellamy, Jr. his father told him concerning the home at 5th and Market the "amount of its cost was only one year's profit that he made at Grist." I recollect well when the seat of the Confederate government. 2020. After graduating from Meredith College with a B.A. She wears multiple hats at Preservation North Carolina and manages the overall Endangered Properties Program administration. (LogOut/ Cathleens work with Preservation NC on neighborhood revitalization in East Durham and rural and urban preservation issues in the Piedmont region brings her full circle in her preservation work. Having, no rice fields on Grovely, I have known him to get, at one, times, three thousand bushels of rough rice, which e bought, from Colonel Thomas C. Miller, at Orton Plantation; this was, hulled by his slaves in wooden mortars, with wooden.