Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden
The Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden (also known as the Joseph Bellamy House) is a historic house museum at 9 Main Street North in Bethlehem, Connecticut. The main house was built between about 1754 and 1767 by the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, a prominent Congregationalist minister who played an influential role in the First Great Awakening. The property, the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The house and surrounding gardens are owned and operated by Connecticut Landmarks; admission is charged. Another 81 acres of forest and fields adjacent to the museum property are maintained as Bellamy Preserve, the town of Bethlehem's "Central Park," by the Bethlehem Land Trust.
Joseph Bellamy House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 9 Main Street North, Bethlehem, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′42″N 73°12′32″W |
| Area | 104 acres (42 ha) |
| Built | 1760 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Website | Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden |
| Part of | Bethlehem Green Historic District (ID82001001) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004444 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 1982 |
| Designated CP | December 16, 1982 |
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