Although Dr. Bellamy wanted his home constructed with classic style, and in an old reliable fashion, he was very much interested in modern utilities and innovations that would allow his family to live in comfort. Mary Ann Nixon was still working for the Bellamys in 1870 and still living in the slave quarters with one other "domestic servant." 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. Eliza wrote Belle "the Mirrors, Mantles, & gas fixtures are very little abused" but the "walls, paint, & floors shamefully" dirty. Before moving to NC and joining Preservation North Carolina, she lived in Seattle and worked for The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. The Bellamy Mansion, built between 1859 and 1861, is a mixture of Neoclassical architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Italianate, and is located at 503 Market Street in the heart of downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Congressman. 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. returned to Wilmington to begin the practice of his profession. Chrissy was born in North Carolina and has primarily resided in Raleigh. In 2004, Jack led the Historic Salisbury Foundation where he managed a robust historic properties redevelopment program and revolving fund, along with museum sites and advocacy campaigns for six years. This organization has not provided GuideStar with a mission statement. She also enjoys every streaming TV service that exists, spending time with her husband of 20 years and their dog, Jack, and relaxing on the beach. The work was extremely difficult for the enslaved workers but very profitable for Dr. Bellamy. He ran away, but only to get under the feet of General Shermans forces. Alfred Moore Waddell in his 1909, History of New Hanover County notes that Bellamy's, Grovely Plantation was originally named Spring Garden.. (portrait above fireplace. many other buildings overseers houses, The manor house, in which we spent a great part of our, summers, must have been built in Colonial times and was, a very substantial and comfortable structure. The Bellamy Children: "Dr. and Mrs. Bellamy's children included Mary Elizabeth, who married William J. Duffie of Columbia; Mardsen, who Dr. Bellamy hired James F. Post, an architect in Wilmington who had been the supervisor of the construction of Thalian Hall, designed by the renowned John M. Trimble. His, son John, had reached maturity and was managing his own, on of the next generation, removed to Bucks Creek, and it. then Historic Preservation at the Clemson/College of Charleston Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. Jen was born and raised on Long Island, the youngest daughter of a native Wilmingtonian and a native Long Islander. Northern-Occupied Wilmington: If it is your nonprofit, add geographic service areas to create a map on your profile. ", Mrs. Bellamy had traveled into Wilmington in May 1865 to meet with Mrs. Harriett Foote Hawley hoping to retrieve her home. The Bellamy Mansion Museum is a stewardship property of Preservation North Carolina. It was through this lens that she became familiar with Preservation North Carolina. Chronicles of the Cape Fear, James Sprunt, Edwards, Broughton, 1916, Architects and Builders in North Carolina, Bishir, UNC Press 1990 This organization has not yet reported any program information. Soon after, the Generals wife Harriet Foote Hawley, an experienced war nurse, arrived in Wilmington in April 1865 to help tend to the wounded. (DESCRIBED AS "AN OLD SLAVE AND HANDY MAN") Building : Bellamy, John Mansion (Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina) Architect-carpenter: Post, James F., 1818-1899 Contractor: Artis, Elvin, 1820-1886 Architect: Bunnell, Rufus, 1835-1909 Plasterer: Price Family Carpenter: Taylor, Henry, 1823-1891 Plasterer: Gould, William Benjamin, 1837-1923 Carpenter: Howe Family Built: 1859-1860 Closed due to the war, the college, was composed of two connected buildings, Parsley, moved his family there in 1861 and occupied the, front house. them to The Line and attend their church services. The enslaved craftsmen, such as brick masons, carpenters, and plasterers, were hired by Dr. Bellamy in what was known as the "hiring out" system whereby enslaved workers would congregate at the Market House near New Years Day and wealthy men would engage them in temporal contracts, usually in construction. author, by his side, bearing a torch upon his shoulder! Understandably, all slaves did not show the ability for skilled, trades and only the most likely were taught a trade. It was built at Fifth Avenue and Market Street from 1859 to 1861. Hunt, Jr. Arsonists set fire to the mansion causing extensive damage to three levels of the home's interior. The, two-story porch features Corinthian columns similar to, those at Thalian Hall, and the entry is heavily carved and, set in an arched surround. It was Smiths town residence while governor his, permanent home being Belvedere, his plantation in, Brunswick County. [It is noteworthy that. Click here to view a full list of counties that Maggie works with in the eastern region. Raleigh, NC 27611-7644, Office: 919-832-3652 NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections Confederate Military History, Clement A. Evans, Broadfoot, 1987 Bellamy, which explains itself. deRossetts, Waddells and Davis and, being union men, would not take part in the celebration of South Carolinas, withdrawal from the Union, he bought all the empty tar barrels, in Wilmington and had them strewn along Front Street, from, Campbell to Queen, and on Market Street from the river to. Obtaining her real estate license in 2015, shes now the HR & Properties Director. As PNCs Donor Engagement Manger, Mary Frances loves connecting with people and Preservation North Carolinas membership. Bisher, Catherine W. The Bellamy Mansion Wilmington North Carolina: An Antebellum Architectural Treasure and Its People 2004 PNC Inc. Cashman, Diane Cobb. He resumed his practice of medicine to gain the extra money needed to pay off debts brought about by the building of the mansion, the war, and military occupation. She loves to travel, and loves the beach and mountains equally, but is always excited to visit new places. Gen. Joseph Hawley wrote about Dr. Bellamy to another Union officer upon receipt of Dr. Bellamys oath of allegiance to the federal government stating, "As a specimen of the temper of certain people I inclose a copy of an application from J.D. Post himself was, not known to own any slaves though he employed many. This turned the mansion into a public historic site. The Bellamy Mansion is a stately survivor. All Saints Parish, South Carolina on 18 September 1817, According to son John D. Bellamy, Jr., the name Bellamy, is of French derivation and was originally spelled Bellamie, He continues: All of the Bellamy ancestors were born in. Through its Endangered Properties Program, Preservation NC acquires endangered historic properties and then finds purchasers willing and able to rehabilitate them. Email:info@bellamymansion.org, Gareth Evans, Executive Director, Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts. Office: 910-251-3700 focus more time on his large planting and business interests. It is a contributing building in the Wilmington Historic District. My father had to pay severely for this aid and participation, in the so-called Rebellion. Over the next two decades more Bellamy family members and community volunteers joined to raise awareness and funds for the restoration effort. German merchants, all engaged in blockade-running, shipping cotton to various European ports, and, especially to Constantinople. (The Free Negro in North Carolina, pp. In her spare time, Jen has a small candle business in Wilmington called Fenntin. There they were, like a swarm of bees, through the woods---and did we run! Eliza and Ellen, the daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Bellamy lived the rest of their days in the mansion, Eliza passing on in 1929 and Ellen in 1946. Bellamy Mansion Antebellum Masterpiece - cfhi.net Later in life Ellen would write her memoir Back With the Tide, which provides an informative inside account of the Bellamy Mansion and its history. She was taught her southern manners and to love beach music from early on. News Sports Entertainment Port City Life Opinion USA TODAY Obituaries E-Edition Legals. Further damage came from the water needed to extinguish the blaze. home was built at Fifth and Market Streets. The capitalistic-minded free Negro owners of, slaves can usually be identified because of their extensive holdings, of realty and because of their inactivity in the manumission. Change). John Jr. attended Davidson College, and the University of Virginia Law School, and eventually became a successful politician in the conservative Democratic Party. Gareths interest in history began while growing up in Wales. Bellamy can next be seen in the horror/thriller film, A DARK FOE, opposite Selma Blair and Graham Greene. Chesley went off to Davidson College, caught a virus, and came home to die before his 21st birthday. several times into the contents. Bellamy Mansion - Preservation NC refugee and postwar experience in her book, "(Confederate) Major Watson called out: "Run girls, the blue, jackets are coming!" Cathleen is a graduate of Emory University, with a Masters degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia. Less than a month later, the unthinkable happened. In 2006, he participated in the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at Stanford Universitys Graduate School of Business. who were either owned by black or white carpenters. NC Arts Council Maggie is the Regional Director for the Eastern Office and has been with Preservation North Carolina since 2016. 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. by Northern troops as they overran Southern territory. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Cape Fear Bank. When the family returned, Mary Elizabeth and Eliza moved back in with their parents. She spent her youth either dancing in local performances or riding shotgun with her realtor Mom. Donom Mumford, a free-black brick mason of. It was a night to live always in his memory, and of which he was ever afterwards proud!" Maggie also owns an AirBnB next door to her house which is an historic duplex and is under restoration. In 2012, she received her M.A. Through her nearly quarter-century with Preservation North Carolina, Shannon has had the opportunity to work with amazing people who share her passion for place. There were in the procession about three thousand people, chiefly Negroes. By the time Dr. Bellamy and Eliza Bellamy moved into the house in early 1861, they had been married twenty years and moved in with eight children who ranged in age from a young adult all the way to a toddler. It is now a stewardship property of Preservation North Carolina, a private nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of historic sites in North Carolina. He took the. 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. His medical practice was successful; however, the majority of his wealth came from his operation of a turpentine distillery in Brunswick County, his position as a director of the Bank of the Cape Fear, and his investment, as director and stockholder, in the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Union officers took shelter in the nicer homes in town whose owners had been forced to abandon them. 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. "The Bellamy Mansion has made it through a civil war, arson and over 50 named storms," Gareth Evans, Bellamy Mansion Museum executive director, said. Board of Directors | belmontmansion Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts 503 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28401 Office: 910-251-3700 Email: info@bellamymansion.org www.bellamymansion.org Gareth Evans, Executive Director, Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts My mother was made to taste all food, before they would, for fear she had poisoned it. Only 117 other men in the entire state owned between 100 and 199 enslaved workers out of a slave owning population of almost 35,000, meaning John D. Bellamy was in the upper echelon and of the planter class. To underscore this, Bunnell recalled, that the " rich doctor was a free-trader who notwithstanding. General and Mrs. Hawley left for Richmond, Virginia soon after, however the home was still being occupied by other Union soldiers. ", Founded in 1939, Preservation NC (PNC) is the state's only private nonprofit preservation organization that serves all NC counties. about GuideStar Pro. in the 1865 campaign from Wilmington to Bentonville. Bellamy Mansion, Inc. was officially incorporated in February of 1972 by Emma Williamson Hendren, Lillian Bellamy Boney, and Hugh MacRae II. William developed a successful medical practice of his own, just as his father and grandfather had before in Wilmington. Its construction began in 1857 and was completed the latter part of 1859, or early in 1860. A GuideStar Pro report containing the following information is available for this organization: This information is only available for subscribers and in Premium reports. 2022 Board of Directors Executive Committee. Today the Belmont Mansion Association, which was formed in 1972, owns the collection, runs the museum, and shares this unique story of 19th century Nashville with visitors from far and near. Dr. Bellamy was a secessionist, and he assumed the honor of heading the welcoming committee when Jefferson Davis visited Wilmington in late May. Having grandparents living in Wilmington, Jen spent many of her summers at Grandma and Grandpa Camp, as her family called the trips to visit them. (September 18, 1817 - August 30, 1896) married Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (August 6, 1821 October 18, 1907) on June 12, 1839. Memoirs of An Octogenarian, John D. Bellamy, 1941, John D. Bellamy, Jr. recalls in his 1941 Memoirs of an, who held slave artisans to do their work at a lesser, white artisans. (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). BB&T For thirty years, Thomas Day (of Milton, North Carolina) used slaves to help him in his cabinetmaking. 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. [1] John Jr. described his father as an "ardent Secessionist, Calhoun Democrat, and never after the war reconstructed." Dr. Bellamy was so proud of South Carolinas secession in December 1860 and so dismayed that many prominent Wilmington families "would not take part in the celebration of South Carolina's withdrawal from the Union, he bought all the empty tar barrels in Wilmington and had them strewn along Front Streetand had a great bonfire and procession at night, three days before the Christmas of 1860. He ended his studies at Chapel Hill, in the summer of 1861 to enlist as a private in Company I, of the 18th North Carolina Regiment, seeing action in Virginia, at Hanover Court house, Williamsburg and the Seven Days. was removed from Montgomery, Alabama, to Richmond, Virginia. After the Civil War, this building became servants' quarters. As incoming Western Regional Director for Preservation NC, Jack will work to continue the legacy of success established over the past 18 years by his predecessor, Ted Alexander. Gould later continued plastering in Massachusetts, where he married and had eight children. She has executed numerous major fundraising campaigns to help the organization protect some of North Carolinas most special historic buildings. Need the ability to download nonprofit data and more advanced search options? Annies path to historic preservation was a winding one. It is one of North Carolinas finest examples of historic antebellum architecture. First floor plan, Bellamy Mansion, Wilmington, North Carolina Is this your nonprofit? The building is now one of the only original, fully restored urban slave quarters open to the public in the country. Bellamy Mansion Board of Directors Oleander Company $30,000-$39,999 1772 Foundation Cannon Foundation Covington Foundation $20,000-$29,999 Hillsdale Foundation $10,000-$19,999 City of Wilmington Cooperative Bank Corning Foundation First Citizens' Bank Tourism Cares for Tomorrow Wachovia Foundation $5,000-$9,999 Thomas S. Kenan Foundation Long hair down to their shoulders, not cut since before the war. Since its completion in 1861 it has endured occupation by Union officers during the Civil War, arsonists' attempts to burn it to the ground in 1972, and most recently the ravages of Hurricane Florence. Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics, Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools, Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations, Revenue and expense data for the current fiscal year, CEO, Board Chair, and Board of Directors information. The Bellamys came to reclaim their house, but Dr. Bellamy was not allowed into Wilmington, courtesy of General Hawley Dr. Bellamy's reputation preceded him. He read, medicine in the office of the noted physician, Dr. William, James Harris, as was customary in those days for students. the [white and black] slaveholding classes. In December of 2019, Jack became the Executive Director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission and led this public preservation program through a significant transition as a new County Department. The Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts offers historic tours, art. Since 2017, Leslie has been not only the museums operations manager but also the research historian for the site. One of them really, escorted the McLauchlin's home safely, they having asked, for protection. As promised, Gareth Evans, executive director of Bellamy Mansion delivered on the space heaters and they were definitely well needed. To underscore this, Bunnell recalled, rich doctor was a free-trader who notwithstanding. Through the years, Myrick has received a number of statewide awards, including awards from NCSUs College of Design, NC Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, NC Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the North Carolina Society of New York, and the North Caroliniana Society (UNC). Outside of work, Chrissy enjoys two things the most: exploring creative endeavors with her mother and sister; and, enjoying time at home or out-and-about with her husband and 2 teenaged sons. 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 [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. 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. She also served as co-chair for the Special Education Department at Middle Grove Middle School. Bellamy Mansion Museum hosting 'Identity' Art Exhibition, artist reception Cameron Foundation The slave quarters had been inhabited through the 1930's by servants and renters, but it too was dilapidated. "Funding like this will enable us to . He later took on Dr. William W. Harriss as a partner in 1846, and retired from medicine about 1850 due to ill-health and to. 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. 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Though immediate honeymoon plans were to tour Europe, the sudden death of Dr. Harriss changed everything. As he had since returned to the north after his duties were completed, draftsman Rufus W. Bunnell had joined the Connecticut regiment of the Union Army.[1]. Standing in the middle of the plot, the enslaved worker could see only a maze of brick and stone. Dr. Bellamy lived here until their new. Family Fun Day hosted at the Bellamy Mansion Museum The pedimented gabled roof is, crowned by an ornately decorated cupola, in imitation, My fathers residencewas erected by him immediately, preceding the Civil War. the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens). Guy Nixon, the butler and carriage driver for the Bellamys, would run errands, answer the door, and serve meals. Although Dr. Bellamy was described as a man with somewhat conservative taste, he needed his home to be both modern and comforting, accommodating to the large number of people living in it. Then they rushed in demanding food and drink. She even described the basement as "more like hog pen than anything else." The mansion began to take the form of Bunnell and Posts ultimate vision.[1]. Shannon L. Phillips, Director of Development. movement. came from slaves who had been taught a trade by their owners, such as that of carpentry, masonry or cabinetry -- and often these, owners did not have enough work on the plantation to keep, them employed year round. Tony Bellamy, the caretaker, most likely conducted maintenance and grounds keeping on the property. John D. Bellamy, Jr. recalls in his 1941 Memoirs of an, Octogenarian that According to family accounts, the, idea for the design of the imposing main house came, from Bellamys daughter Mary and was given to, James F. Post, who had become a prominent local, architect as well as contractor. Post was born in, Caldwell, New Jersey who was drawn to Wilmington, by the building boom which followed the completion, Referred to as an architectural maverick, the styling, of the mansion weaves architectural elements of the, Classical, Greek and Italian Revivals with an extravagant, eclecticism unmatched elsewhere in Wilmington. The Bellamy Mansion Museum is open Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those wishing to view the exhibit can access it through the Carriage House Visitor Center. Despite it being illegal to teach slaves to read and/or write in North Carolina by 1830, Gould had kept an extensive diary during the war, which is thought to be one of only a few diaries written by a former slave serving in the Civil War in existence today. In fact, Eliza was pregnant with her tenth child. Sources and further reading on this topic: 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.

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