John Conant House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Bellamy Inn
Street Address:
1106 Carteret St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-875
Control Number:
U/13/025-875
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0110 0000
Date Surveyed:
June 6 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1880
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Foundation Materials:
Stuccoed Masonry
Roof Shape:
mansard
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
2 story framed structure facing south. S. facade 5 bay with central entrance. 2 story tiered porch supported on chamfered timber posts. Mansard roof has evolved as the result of alteration, roof space lighted by dormer windows. Single story wing to west
Alterations:
porch reworked, roof and dormers reconfigured.
Historical Information:
Before the occupation of Beaufort by Union Troops in 1862, this property was owned by Margaret G. Milne, who also owned a plantation on Port Royal Island called Springfield or Spring Hill containing 400 acres. After the war, the site was purchased by Joh
Source of Historical Information:
Sanborn Insurance Co. Beaufort map, 1924. National Archives RG 58 Direct Tax Claims. See also WPA Guide to Early American Homes. Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort