Belle Vue (Bellevue, Tennessee)

The house stood in this spot as a two-story log cabin prior to 1800, when James DeMoss purchased the land.^[3] DeMoss lived here with his wife, Elizabeth Newsom DeMoss.^[3] When DeMoss departed for New Orleans, Louisiana in 1820, his wealth allowed him to expand the footprint of the house.^[3] It was redesigned in the Classical Revival architectural style, with French block-printed wallpaper in the parlor.^[3] It was also renamed "Belle Vue II", which means "Beautiful View" in French, after the original Belle Vue, his brother Abraham's house on the adjoining property.^[3]

After James DeMoss died in 1848, his widow lived in the house with her son, Louis DeMoss, Jr.^[3] After the latter died, the house was inherited by his son, William E. DeMoss, a physician, who lived here with his mother.^[3] After the war, DeMoss married Tabitha Allison in 1871.^[3] When she died in 1916, the house was inherited by her nephew, T. A. Baugh.^[3] By 1947, Baugh attended electricity to the house and moved in with his wife.^[3]

In 1972, the house was purchased by Sparky Forster, with only seven acres left around the house.^[3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 25, 1973.^[2]