National Historic Landmark · plantation · La Grange, Georgia

Bellevue

Historic house in Georgia, United States in La Grange, Georgia. Built 1852. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Bellevue
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What it is

Wikipedia · Bellevue (LaGrange, Georgia)

Bellevue is a historic mansion house at 204 Ben Hill Street in LaGrange, Georgia, United States. Built in 1853–1855, it was the home of Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill, and is one of the state's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. Now a historic house museum, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and is a contributing structure in Broad Street Historic District.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address204 Ben Hill St., La Grange, GA
CountyTroup County
ListedNov 7, 1972
Reference number72000400
Built1852
Type of placeplantation, historic house museum
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address204 Ben Hill St., La Grange, GA
Websitebellevuelagrangega.org
Coordinates33.04176, -85.03948 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitHorseshoe Bend National Military Park · 40 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbySunny Point Park 2 mi · Yellowjacket Creek Recreation Area 4 mi · Mcgee Bridge Park 5 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000400. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.