Bellevue House, Kingston

Bellevue House, Kingston (must see)

Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada is located in a residential neighbourhood bordering the Queen's University student housing area in Kingston. Bellevue House was constructed around 1840 by Charles Hales, a wealthy Kingston merchant. Bellevue House in Kingston is notable for the non-symmetrical Italian Villa style of its architecture.

The house has three main floors, but is further divided by seven separate levels. The first floor is notable for the very large drawing room, containing a parlour piano manufactured in London, England in about 1820 and two oil paintings whose subjects are unknown. The first floor of the house also contains the formal dining room and a room that is currently interpreted as a bedroom. Moving down toward the cellar, one can see the large, bright and airy kitchen. The basement contains both a storage area (used for the storage of fruits, vegetables, and preserves) and a laundry room.

On the top floor of the house, several rooms are interpreted. These include a guest room, maid's bedroom, nursery, study, dressing room and master bedroom. On the observation floor of the central tower of Bellevue, characteristic of the Italianate style, one finds a picturesque view of Lake Ontario.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.

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Sight Name: Bellevue House
Sight Location: Kingston, Canada (See walking tours in Kingston)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery

Walking Tours in Kingston, Ontario

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