Plasterers painstakingly recreated the three-coat plaster formula for the walls and ceilings of the slave quarters. 2022 Board of Directors Executive Committee. 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 Since 2017, Leslie has been not only the museums operations manager but also the research historian for the site. Five of the city's 10 doctors fall victim to the fever. North Carolinas white artisans rallied against perceived threats, to their economic status. Long hair down to their shoulders, not cut since before the war. It was built at Fifth Avenue and Market Street from 1859 to 1861. Staff & Board - Preservation NC 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. This was a devastating blow to the Confederacy, as Wilmington was the last major port supplying the southern states. He went on to become a successful Davidson-college educated merchant and pharmacist in town. The attractive brick walls and shutters were a sign of social superiority for the Bellamy family. Chesley Calhoun unfortunately died at the young age of twenty-one, while studying at Davidson College.[1]. 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 If it is your nonprofit, add geographic service areas to create a map on your profile. it still bears. Annie wasnt born in North Carolina, but she got here as soon as she could. 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. 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. Slave quarters and a small carriage house, both made of red brick, were also on the property. Newsletter Sign Up. She wears multiple hats at Preservation North Carolina and manages the overall Endangered Properties Program administration. He purchased the 2-bed, 4-bath, 3,324 sq ft in March of 2001 for $930K, according to public records. (portrait over sofa). Before moving to NC and joining Preservation North Carolina, she lived in Seattle and worked for The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. Bellamy Mansion Museum - Wilmington Area Hospitality Association In a twinkling of an eye, the whole house was ransacked; they appropriated anything they fancied, only missing a, few valuables---jewelry, etc., hidden in a hollow space, each side of the drawersanother big square tin cake-box, full of silver was buried on the lotsurprisingly it escaped, their bayonet thrusts which were made every few feet, feeling, for buried treasure. My father had to pay severely for this aid and participation, in the so-called Rebellion. Quadland 2023, Current Issue of NC Preservation Magazine, PNCs new headquarters at the Hall and Graves-Fields Houses, Watch Oberlin: A Village Rooted In Freedom, Watch Trail of History: Preservation North Carolina, Oak Ridge Historic Heritage Grant Program, Invitation for Bids: Town of Oak Ridge NC, Farmhouse Community Center, Saving history: The Tyson Sinclair Building, located in Downtown Carthage, is under new ownership who are working to preserve the historic staple, Goldsboro home from 1800s set to become bed and breakfast, Pomfret Foundation Awards Historic Preservation Grants, Historic Preservation Easements for Modernist Houses (webinar), The Isabelle Bowen Henderson House & Gardens Tour, Shelter Series: Tales and Tombstones of Sunset Cemetery, Jen Fenninger, Education & Engagement Director. Joan, our nurse, a very unattractive Negro wench who, already had two children (never been married), rode down, in the ambulance with (Yankee Captain A.) 'Birthday Bash' will observe Bellamy Mansion Museum's 25th year A highlight of this was a study abroad year which allowed for much US travel and an epic Greyhound trip, at very low speeds, around 28 states in 35 days. Being so close to Fort Fisher and possible invasion, Mr. Bellamy rented Floral College in Robeson county, (twenty miles from Lumberton) along with friend, Oscar G. Parsley. the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens). Maggie has lived in Tarboro, North Carolina for the last decade and shares her home with her three spoiled cats, who really run the household. They were always, neatly dressed in the woolen and cotton clothes produced by. In fact, Eliza was pregnant with her tenth child. 814 Oberlin Road 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. Of the other three daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Bellamy, Eliza and Ellen lived out their days unmarried in the family mansion on Market Street, while Kate Taylor died as an infant in 1858. (LogOut/ This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N. The house was equipped with running hot and cold water, which was supplied by a large cistern and pump. Fax: 919-832-1651 The whole design was concentric, drawing the life of the slaves inward. One of them is the superintendent of the cemetery himself. The actor and stand-up comedian lives here. 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 Sarah and Aaron were married when Sarah was just 15 years old, but they did not live together until she was about 50 years old. Born and bred in the small town of Hertford, Shannon grew up surrounded by the historic buildings of eastern North Carolina which are steeped in rich history. In 1860 this was a construction site. [1], John Dillard Bellamy, M.D. Wanting to see more, Gareth came to North Carolina and, to his surprise, has lived in Wilmington for 25 years. Rufus Bunnell noted on January 2, 1860, that "Hundreds of (N)egro slaves huddled about the Market House sitting or standing in the keen weather" to renew their contracts. This year, the Bellamy Mansion Museum marks the 150th anniversary of house's completion. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Want to stay in the loop? North Carolina, Rebuilding an Ancient Commonwealth, Vol. 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. Gareth has been Executive Director of the Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts for PNC since 2010. Northern-Occupied Wilmington: In 1989, the corporation decided to donate the property to the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina. Please check your inbox in order to proceed. Union officers took shelter in the nicer homes in town whose owners had been forced to abandon them. After earning her bachelors degree in elementary education from the University of Mississippi, Leslie was a middle school teacher in Pontotoc, Mississippi, for almost a decade. An email has been sent to the address you provided. who intended to go to medical colleges for their degrees. Though immediate honeymoon plans were to tour Europe, the sudden death of Dr. Harriss changed everything. Before spending this startling amount of time hanging around old buildings, he finished an American History MA at UNC-Wilmington. 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. It was then purchased by two women who in 1890 started a college which evolved into Belmont University. Chrissys interest in both human and cultural history led her to pursue degrees in Anthropology and Dance at UNC-Greensboro. After graduating from Meredith College with a B.A. P.O. Chesley went off to Davidson College, caught a virus, and came home to die before his 21st birthday. prominent at the reception; he escorted me across the mall, and introduced me to the President, who put his hand on, my head and said to me, Young man, you will live to be, a good man and make a valiant soldier, I know. The train, departed shortly thereafter, carrying the visitors to, Richmond, where they established the new capital, The town of Wilmington was transformed with colorful, characters during the war, and the most daring were the, blockade runners who brought goods in and out of, Wilmington. Rosella and six other females were also working in the home, including Joan, a wet nurse and nanny for the Bellamy children; Caroline, Joans daughter (who was 7 in 1860) and was described as Mrs. Bellamys "little maid" who followed Eliza "from foot to foot"; Mary Ann, a 14-year old in 1860 who was likely learning tasks from Sarah, Joan, and Rosella. Annie Jernigan, Marketing Manager and Member Services. In 1996, he was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Gov. Need the ability to download nonprofit data and more advanced search options? She was born in New York and relocated to South Carolina at age 13. 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. Negroes, who lived in cabins on The Line. He raised wheat, oats, corn, peanuts, and other grains, and his barns were. Free blacks experienced little difficulty in securing employment in, North Carolina in the building trades. L-R: Emma Hendren, Bambi MacRae, Hugh MacRae, Guided audio tour (smartphone required; bring earbuds or headphones for best experience). His, son John, had reached maturity and was managing his own, on of the next generation, removed to Bucks Creek, and it. At the end of his enlistment in 1862, he returned to studies at, Chapel Hill for half a session, then raised a company of cavalry in Brunswick county for home defense. 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]. Cannon Foundation The restoration of the site's original slave quarters took more than a decade from initial capital campaign efforts to finally opening to the public in 2014, but the first phase began in the 1970's with stabilization of the roof by Bellamy Mansion, Inc. Having a visibly pleasing slave quarter gave the impression of high social status for the family. Bellamy Mansion, Inc. was officially incorporated in February of 1972 by Emma Williamson Hendren, Lillian Bellamy Boney, and Hugh MacRae II. Post himself was, not known to own any slaves though he employed many. (September 18, 1817 - August 30, 1896) married Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (August 6, 1821 October 18, 1907) on June 12, 1839. The authentic and unique slave quarters, fully restored as of 2014, serves to depict the conditions in which enslaved workers lived. [Those slaves thought, ingenious were bound] to some carpenter or bricklayer.. It was here, from 1852 to 1859, that the next five of the Bellamys ten children were born. We had nothing to eat, no wood (they had burned up every fence, no fire)! On June 12, of the same year, he was married to. and from there to the Carolina coast, with Sir John Yeamans. 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. In her free time, Dawn enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, cooking, and dreaming of rehabilitating a historic home of her own someday. 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. Julianne manages Preservation North Carolinas education programs including the Shelter Series, annual conference, quarterly magazine, exhibits and publications. Jen Fenninger, Education & Engagement Director, Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts. (portrait above fireplace. Eliza recalled Harriett spit tobacco into the fireplace. When the family returned, Mary Elizabeth and Eliza moved back in with their parents. -- being wounded in the shoulder and knee at Gaines Mill. The mansion began to take the form of Bunnell and Posts ultimate vision.[1]. This building, has on three sides, most beautifully proportioned Corinthian, columns, with exquisitely carved capitals., Much of the labor on the mansion was performed by, free-black carpenters and their slaves (Slave craftsmen, assisted master artisans who built and embellished. Bellamy's largest shareholder in push for board control . On March 1, 1865, General Joseph Roswell Hawley was placed in charge of the Wilmington District and assigned the Bellamy House. Behind the Scenes | Bellamy Mansion The Free Negro in North Carolina, John H. Franklin, UNC Press, 1943 She shares an old house in Hillsborough with her husband, cats Otis and Casper, and a Staffie named Sugarfoot. He has twice been named Tar Heel of the Week by the News and Observer. Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Even then Chief Justice Chase had the presidential bug in, his bonnet. Early Residence in Wilmington: Belmont Mansion is fortunate to have a Board of Directors that help to guide the workings of the home. the spinners and weavers on the hand looms of the plantation. who were either owned by black or white carpenters. The second phase, which began in 2003, included more exterior repairs to all of the building's windows and doors. She lives in Raleigh with her husband, daughter, and Scottish Terrier, and still loves exploring all that our state has to offer. On January 15, 1865, Dr. Bellamy and his family learned that Fort Fisher had fallen to the federal troops under General Alfred H. Terry. Administered by the National Park Service U.S. Department of Interior. While in school getting her Bachelor of Fine Arts, she fell in love with architectural photography, and specifically historic architecture. Slaves would often bargain with, their owners and agree to pay him a certain sum each year in, return for the privilege of working whenever they chose, called, hiring his time. This could ultimately lead to the skilled and, often-employed slave to earn sufficient funds to purchase his. ", Founded in 1939, Preservation NC (PNC) is the state's only private nonprofit preservation organization that serves all NC counties. Robert was the only Bellamy born in this house, and when they moved back in he was about 4 years old. Chesley was almost 6 years old. Hunt, Jr. Rhonda's guests include Gareth Evans, director of the Bellamy Mansion, Bill Stevenson, president of the Cape Fear Jazz Society, and Manny Santos of Mangroove which is the August act. 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. Click on the link in that email to get more GuideStar . We had quite a large. The Bellamy House was quickly occupied and chosen to be headquarters for the military staff. 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 Mary Elizabeth (Belle) married William Jefferson Duffie of Columbia, South Carolina on September 12, 1876. Local free-black carpenters Post employed were Frederick, Howe and Elvin Artis, and they likely owned, Posts architectural plans and specifications were completed, in October 1859, and he entrusted the project supervision to, Connecticut-born architect Rufus Bunnell, whom Post had, employed to help in his office; and free-black carpenter, This frugality of Dr. Bellamy most likely had him direct Post, and Bunnell to not only order cost-effective materials from, the north, but also to employ less expensive free-black, carpenters who held slave artisans to do their work at a lesser, rate than white artisans. 1772 Foundation Wilmington white artisans reiterated their claim that blacks who, were cared for by their masters, were at trifling expense for, living, and were thereby enabled to underbid them in contracts., They insisted this system cheapened labor to such a degree that, they the white mechanics could not live, and would be compelled, to abandon their occupations or to leave the place., [In 1860]the Wake County Workingmens Association, supported a proposal to tax slaves on an ad valorem basis , as property taxed at value rather than as polls or individuals, [and] this proposal would have increased the tax paid on slaves, and thus hurt slave owners and help those who competed against, slave workers. He grew up to become a politician, lawyer, and U.S. They petitioned the, legislature to bind all free blacks to white masters for lifeor to, This measure was not enacted, but ten years later [1860] another, law passed that forbade blacks to hire, apprentice, or own, slaves; this measure, while not retroactive, aimed a potentially, fatal blow at the leading free black builders, who depended, White artisans more often leveled complaints at competition from slaves[and] they attributed their problems not to the slaves but. Over the next twenty-two years Dr. and Mrs. Bellamy welcomed ten children to their family: 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! Besides his own activity, he sent. Ellen was 13 years old with four younger brothers growing up in the house. He has two young daughters with his wife, Jessica, and the family likes kayaking, travel, playing with their dogs, and pretending to listen when Dad talks about history. She spent her youth either dancing in local performances or riding shotgun with her realtor Mom. 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.
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