Bellevue/The Longfellow Place, Pascagoula
Bellevue, also known as The Longfellow Place or The Pollock House, is a historic antebellum home in Pascagoula, Mississippi, built in 1850 by slave trader Daniel Smith Graham. It is considered haunted, with legends pointing to vengeful spirits of slaves who suffered under Graham's cruelty, as well as a little girl's apparition from when the house was a girls' school. Bloodstains on the floors and a purported ghost of the renegade priest from a former priest's visit are also mentioned in local lore. The most prominent legend speaks of the spirits of Daniel Smith Graham's enslaved people, who roam the halls seeking revenge for the severe mistreatment they endured. Another story tells of a little girl who haunts the home, forever reliving her days when the property served as a girls' school. Other tales include unexplained bloodstains on the floors and the ghost of a renegade priest who once resided there. The house was constructed in 1850 for Daniel Smith Graham, a man known for his harsh treatment of slaves and servants. While the house bears the name "The Longfellow Place," it's a legend that poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired to write "The Building of a Ship" while visiting the estate; there is little proof for this claim, though it adds to the mystique of the location. The house is also known as The Pollock House and is a beloved community landmark, one of the few antebellum homes remaining on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.