Bellevue (LaGrange, Georgia)

Bellevue is a historic mansion house at 204 Ben Hill Street in LaGrange, Georgia, United States.

Bellevue is a historic mansion at 204 Ben Hill Street in LaGrange, Georgia, built between 1853 and 1855 as the centerpiece of a 1,200-acre plantation estate for Benjamin Harvey Hill, later a United States senator, to a design credited only to an architect known by his surname, Taylor. The two-story wood-frame house presents a two-story Greek temple front carried on six fluted Ionic columns, a distinctive example of Greek Revival architecture in the region. Bellevue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and later recognized as a contributing property of the Broad Street Historic District; it is now owned by the LaGrange Women's Club, which offers tours and rents the house for events.

completion_date/completed = 1853

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.

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.

architecture: Greek Revival

It is a two-story wood-frame structure with a two-story Greek temple front, featuring six fluted Ionic columns with four-sided capitals, and a heavy multi-level entablature below a dentillated cornice.