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Bellair (New Bern, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°10′50″N 77°7′19″W / 35.18056°N 77.12194°W / 35.18056; -77.12194
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Bellair
Bellair Plantation, 1936
Bellair (New Bern, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Bellair (New Bern, North Carolina)
Bellair (New Bern, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Bellair (New Bern, North Carolina)
LocationW of New Bern off SR 1401, near New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates35°10′50″N 77°7′19″W / 35.18056°N 77.12194°W / 35.18056; -77.12194
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1763 (1763)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.72000933[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1972

Bellair is a historic plantation house located near New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built about 1792 (verified by dendrochronology), and is a two-story, seven-bay, central hall plan Georgian style brick dwelling. It sits on a high basement and has a three-bay, central projecting pavilion.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Survey Planning Unit Staff (n.d.). "Bellair" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.