Bellevue (Goode, Virginia)

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]

Bellevue
Seen through the trees
Bellevue (Goode, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Bellevue (Goode, Virginia)
Bellevue (Goode, Virginia) is located in the United States
Bellevue (Goode, Virginia)
LocationBellevue Rd., 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Goode, Virginia
Coordinates37°21′51″N 79°22′09″W
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Builtc. 1824 (1824)-1870
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.89001917[1]
VLR No.009-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1990
Designated VLRAugust 15, 1989[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It is located in the Bellevue Rural Historic District.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. John Salmon and Julie Vosmik (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bellevue" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-06-03. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine


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