Near New Castle in Craig County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bellevue

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 31, 2025

1. Bellevue Marker

Inscription. This Federal-style house, one of Craig County's few antebellum brick buildings, was constructed for merchant Robert Wiley ca. 1832, when the style was popular in western Virginia. Construction of the house coincided with the development of a turnpike that passed here, linking this area to the Cumberland Gap. Enslaved African Americans sustained the home and farm before the Civil War. Robert May Wiley, who represented Craig County in the House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia, lived here, as did his brother Dr. Oscar Wiley, Confederate surgeon and president of the Medical Society of Virginia, who practiced medicine from the Greek Revival doctor's office in the front yard.

Erected 2022 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KH-8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 37° 25.565′ N, 80° 15.182′ W. Marker is near New Castle, Virginia, in Craig County. It is at the intersection of Cumberland Gap Road (Virginia Route 42) and Sugar Maple Road, on the right when traveling west on Cumberland Gap Road.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14505 Cumberland Gap Rd, New Castle VA 24127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region

and in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Addison “Add” Caldwell (a few steps from this marker); Craig County Poor Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away); Great Eastern Divide (approx. 2½ miles away); Audie Murphy Monument (approx. 4½ miles away); Roanoke County / Craig County (approx. 6.1 miles away); Gravel Hill Christian Church (approx. 6½ miles away); Anderson-Doosing Farm (approx. 7.3 miles away); Catawba Sanatorium

Bellevue Marker at the Bellevue property. House is behind center tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 31, 2025

2. Bellevue Marker at the Bellevue property. House is behind center tree

(approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Castle.

Bellevue from Cumberland Gap Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 31, 2025

3. Bellevue from Cumberland Gap Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.