What is "belmont"

Belmont may refer to:

The Belmont was an electric car manufactured in Wyandotte, Michigan, by the Belmont Electric Auto Company in 1916. They produced four- and six-seater electrical limousines, along with other commercial electric vehicles.

Belmont is a Caltrain station in Belmont, California that replaced the Southern Pacific Railroad station nearby.

Belmont is a historic home located at Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1850, and is an "L"-shaped, 2 3/4-story, stuccoed stone dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a hipped roof and features a one-story, wraparound verandah. The home was built for mill owner Paul Townsend on a farm property in 1850 and owned until his death in 1890. The home is across the street from Neshaminy Mall on Bristol Road.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Belmont is a civil parish in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 8,939, decreasing to 8,881 at the 2011 Census.

The parish covers a number of settlements:

• Belmont
• Carrville
• Gilesgate Moor
• Moor End
• Dragonville
• New Durham

The civil parish was created in 1894 from the northern and eastern parts of Durham's St. Giles Parish and extends down to Kepier in the west. There were minor boundary changes in 1896, 1935 and 1958.

For electoral purposes the parish is divided into three wards, each electing five members of the parish council:

• Belmont (Population (2011) 6,159)
• Carrville
• Gilesgate Moor

The Parish Council is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats, who gained control from Labour in the 2003 local elections taking 14 of the 15 seats.

The Council has offices at the Belmont Community Centre, Sunderland Road, Gilesgate Moor.

Belmont is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alva Belmont (1853-1933), American socialite and suffrage supporter
• Andy Belmont (born 1957), American stock car racer
• August Belmont (1813-1890), American businessman and diplomat
• August Belmont, Jr. (1853-1924), American financier and thoroughbred racing enthusiast
• François Vachon de Belmont (1645-1732), Roman Catholic bishop
• Jamie Belmont (born 1983), American soccer player
• Joe Belmont, American basketball player and coach
• Joseph Belmont (born 1947), Seychellois politician
• Lara Belmont (born 1980), British actress
• Oliver Belmont (1858-1908), American congressman
• Perry Belmont (1851-1947), American politician and diplomat
• Ramona Belmont, snooker player, finalist in the 2006 IBSF World Snooker Championship
• Ricardo Belmont, Peruvian TV network owner and politician
• Robert Belmont (1892-1953), French politician.
• Veronica Belmont (born 1982), podcast host and producer

Fictional character:

• The Belmont family of vampire hunters from the Castlevania series of games

Belmont is a historic plantation house located near Capron, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a 1 1/2-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It has a side gable roof with dormers and sits on a brick foundation. It has a single pile, central-hall plan and features a Chinese lattice railing on the second story. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and office. At Belmont, on the morning of August 23, 1831, Nat Turner's slave rebellion was effectively suppressed.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Belmont, also known as the Ficklin Mansion, is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built about 1820 for John Winn by Jefferson brick mason John Jordan. Originally it had a center pavilion with lower symmetrical side wings but a second story was added to the wings by John Winn's son Benjamin Bannister Winn about 1840. It is a brick dwelling showing both Greek Revival and Federal details as it was built during the transition between the two styles. It features pedimented portico supported by four square paneled columns resting on a raised brick base.

The 551-acre estate was sold at auction to Slaughter Ficklin in 1847 and he renamed it Belmont from the original Belle-mont and turned it into a renowned horse farm. In 1890 the estate was subdivided and is now the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville. The house has been divided into apartments.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Belmont, originally known as Mount Pleasant, was a house in East Barnet, London, near Cockfosters, that dated back to the sixteenth century. By the end of the nineteenth century it had become Heddon Court and was the home of a preparatory school for boys. The school closed in 1933 and the house was demolished. The site is now occupied by suburban housing.