From the February 23, 2022, WECT TV Wilmington, NC.
The Bellamy Mansion was built between 1859 and 1861 by both free and enslaved Blacks.
One of those workers was William B. Gould. He later escaped during the war and joined the Union Navy.
The slave quarters served as home for the enslaved people who were house servants of the Bellamy family.
Federal troops took over the home as their headquarters in February 1865.
After it was abandoned, the house sat vacant for many years and was in need of repairs.
Eventually a non-profit corporation was formed to restore the house and open it as a museum.
--Old B-Runner
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