Submitted by FHMaster on Fri, 12/16/2016 - 23:08

Belle Mont is a historic Jeffersonian-style plantation house near Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama.

Belle Mont was built between 1828 and 1832 for Dr. Alexander W. Mitchell, a native of Virginia. Mitchell, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, was also one of the first large-scale planters and slaveholders in the area. Mitchell sold the 1,680-acre (680 ha) plantation to another Virginia native, Isaac Winston, in 1833. It remained in the Winston family until 1941. The house and 33 acres (13 ha) were donated to the Alabama Historical Commission in 1983. It has been undergoing a phased restoration since that time and is currently operated as a historic house museum.[2]

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Location
Tuscumbia
State
GeoCoord
34.66167°N 87.66694°W
Owners
Alexander W. Mitchell
Isaac Winston
Founded
Circa 1828
Status
Active
NRHP Ref Number
82002003