Belle Vue II is a historic mansion in Bellevue, a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was a Southern plantation worked by enslaved African Americans prior to the American Civil War of 1861–1865. After the war, it remained in the same family until the 1970s.
Belle Vue | |
 Belle Vue in 2008 | |
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| Location | 7306 Old Harding Road, Bellevue, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°04′00″N 86°56′17″W / 36.06654°N 86.93805°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001758[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1973 |
Location
editThe mansion is located at 7306 Old Harding Road in Bellevue, a suburb of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee.[2][3]
History
editThe house stood in this spot as a two-story log cabin prior to 1800, when James DeMoss purchased the land.[3] DeMoss lived here with his wife, Elizabeth Newsom DeMoss.[3] When DeMoss departed for New Orleans, Louisiana in 1820, his wealth allowed him to expand the footprint of the house.[3] It was redesigned in the Classical Revival architectural style, with French block-printed wallpaper in the parlor.[3] It was also renamed "Belle Vue II", which means "Beautiful View" in French, after the original Belle Vue, his brother Abraham's house on the adjoining property.[3]
After James DeMoss died in 1848, his widow lived in the house with her son, Louis DeMoss, Jr.[3] After the latter died, the house was inherited by his son, William E. DeMoss, a physician, who lived here with his mother.[3] After the war, DeMoss married Tabitha Allison in 1871.[3] When she died in 1916, the house was inherited by her nephew, T. A. Baugh.[3] By 1947, Baugh attended electricity to the house and moved in with his wife.[3]
In 1972, the house was purchased by Sparky Forster, with only seven acres left around the house.[3]
Architectural significance
editIt has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 25, 1973.[2]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Belle Vue". National Park Service. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Belle Vue". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.