Bellevue (Accokeek, Maryland)
Encyclopedia
Bellevue is a historic plantation home located at 200 Manning Road East, in Accokeek
, Prince George's County
, Maryland
, United States
. This Greek Revival style home was constructed in about 1840. It exemplifies a house style typical of successful small plantation
of that period. The house is one of only three surviving examples in Prince George's County of this once-popular Tidewater
house style. Bellevue is in excellent condition, and retains its freestanding chimneys with brick pent, as well as a roughly contemporary kitchen wing. The house stands on a five-acre, partially wooded lot which exemplifies its original plantation setting.
Bellevue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Accokeek, Maryland
Accokeek is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located about 8.5 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. The population was 7,349 at the 2000 census. It is home to Piscataway Park....
, Prince George's County
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. This Greek Revival style home was constructed in about 1840. It exemplifies a house style typical of successful small plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
of that period. The house is one of only three surviving examples in Prince George's County of this once-popular Tidewater
Tidewater
Tidewater may refer to:*Tidewater , a geographic area of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina*Tidewater , a company providing marine services to the offshore petroleum industry...
house style. Bellevue is in excellent condition, and retains its freestanding chimneys with brick pent, as well as a roughly contemporary kitchen wing. The house stands on a five-acre, partially wooded lot which exemplifies its original plantation setting.
Bellevue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988.
External links
- Bellevue, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:84-20, including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Bellevue, entry 84-020, p. 170