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.
What it is
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
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 204 Ben Hill St., La Grange, GA |
| County | Troup County |
| Listed | Nov 7, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000400 |
| Built | 1852 |
| Type of place | plantation, historic house museum |
| Style | Greek Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 204 Ben Hill St., La Grange, GA |
| Website | bellevuelagrangega.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 33.04176, -85.03948 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Horseshoe Bend National Military Park · 40 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Sunny Point Park 2 mi · Yellowjacket Creek Recreation Area 4 mi · Mcgee Bridge Park 5 mi |
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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.