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The Bellamy Mansion, Wilmington, North Carolina: An Antebellum Architectural Treasure and Its People 2nd Edition
Author(s): Catherine Bishir (Author), Tim Buchman (Photographer)
- Publisher: Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina
- Publication Date: June 30, 2013
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 179 pages
- ISBN-10: B00DQBJ2DG
- ISBN-13: 9780967303734
Book Description
Every old house tells a story, but few spin a more complex or compelling tale than Wilmington’s Bellamy Mansion. There’s the story of the white architects (both of them Yankees) and black artisans (most of them slaves) who left the imprint of their skills on the town they shared. There’s also the saga of a proud Southern family that built, lost and regained its home in a single tumultuous half-decade, set against the larger backdrop of the prosperous port city divided and transformed by war. And then there’s the present-day story, the tale of dedicated preservationists who fought time, weather, decay and disastrous fire to keep this important piece of their city’s heritage alive. This mansion could be the setting for a sprawling, intricately plotted, character-rich Victorian novel … except every word is true.
Built in 1861 on the cusp of the Civil War, the story of this house, its accompanying urban slave building, and the people who lived here captures a moment of vast change in American history.
