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Bellevue (Pascagoula, Mississippi)

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Built
  
1850

Opened
  
1850

Owner
  
Daniel Smith Graham

NRHP Reference #
  
02001498

Area
  
8,500 m²

Added to NRHP
  
12 December 2002

Bellevue (Pascagoula, Mississippi)

Location
  
3401 Beach Blvd., Pascagoula, Mississippi

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival architecture

Bellevue, also known as the "Longfellow House", is a historic home in Pascagoula, Mississippi facing the Gulf of Mexico and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was built in 1850 as a home for slave trader Daniel Smith Graham. Since then, the building has served a number of functions including a girls' school, a private residence, as well as, a private resort and club owned by Ingalls Shipbuilding. Legend has it that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once stayed here when he wrote his work The Building of the Ship but little evidence has emerged to support this.

Later, the property was purchased by Richard Scruggs and his wife, Dianne, who restored the structure and donated it to the University of Mississippi Foundation. After being damaged by Hurricane Katrina, it was sold in 2006 to Drs. Randy and Tracy Roth for use as a private residence.

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Bellevue (Pascagoula, Mississippi) Wikipedia