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Bellamy Mansion Research Paper

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Tucked away in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, you will find one of the historic houses built. The Bellamy Mansion. Constructed in 1859 and finally finished in 1861 It is massive in size and also one of the last houses built by slaves. This place is full of history at every turn. It is even rumored to be haunted. The Bellamy Mansion has is four stories tall and has twenty-two rooms, a slave's quarters, and a garden that sits on a quarter acre of land. Upon entering the mansion, you have a long hallway that hosts four rooms, two dining rooms, a kitchen, and a breakfast room. One of the dining rooms hosts children and the other dining room is for the adults. Each room has a coal burning fireplace. All of the light fixtures are all brass gas burning. At the end of the hallway there are two rooms to the left and right. They both lead to the beautiful, white spiral staircase that …show more content…

This floor includes two parlors, a study, and a family parlor. The two parlors is where the Bellamy family entertained guests and hosted parties. The Study is where Mr. Bellamy did his daily work. The family parlor is where they gathered to spend time. Each room is elegantly decorated with white paint, red carpet and brass extravagant coal burning light fixtures. The third floor is host to four bedrooms. This is the adult sleeping quarters. Each room has a coal fireplace, hardwood floors flowing throughout, the same white paint on the walls, and extravagant gas light fixtures. It has high windows that lead to the balcony and provides a spectacular view. The fourth floor is the children's floor and it has four bedrooms and a play stage. This is where the children slept and where they would host plays. The rooms are lined with beautiful hardwood floors, white walls, and they have windows in each room looking into the other room. There is even a little door that the kids used to hide in. Each room had a fireplace in them for the cold

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