Belmead, Edmonton

Belmead is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Residents in Belmead live just to the west of West Edmonton Mall, the largest shopping centre in Canada. A portion of the neighbourhood, from 188 Street to 190 Street, is called Park West.

While residential development of the neighbourhood began in the 1960s, when 6.3% of all residences were constructed, according to the 2001 federal census, most residential development took place during the 1970s. It was during the 1970s that six out of ten (59.6%) residences were constructed. Another one in five (19.2%) were built during the 1980s and one in eight (12.6%) were built during the 1990s.

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for half (50%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. Row houses account for another one in three (36%) of all residences. One in ten (9%) of all residences are rented apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. One in twenty (5%) are duplexes. Approximately seven out of ten (72%) of residences are owner-occupied while one in three (28%) are rented.

Belmead (Powhatan, Virginia)

Belmead, also known as St. Emma's Industrial and Agricultural School, is a historic home located near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was designed by noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis and built about 1845.

The house is a two-story, Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick residence with a three-story central cross gable. It features a square tower with corner piers, crenellation, belt courses, ground level Tudor arched openings, and diamond-paned casement windows. The roofline has clusters of circular and polygonal shaped chimney stacks and stepped gable ends. The kitchen outbuilding was incorporated into an extensive two- and three-story addition built by the school.

In 1897, the property was conveyed to the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People and opened as St. Emma's Industrial and Agricultural School for African American children.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

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