Bellevue, Heritage mansion in New South Wales, Australia

Bellevue is a single-storey former residence and timber yard at 55–57 Leichhardt Street, Glebe Point, now a cafe. Its yellow facade sits under a dark grey slate roof with white-trimmed edges, a central gable and two chimneys, the larger left one holding two pots. A black-and-cream striped awning runs above dark-framed windows and a glass doorway, and a tall arched window with a yellow frame is set in the right wall.

Bellevue was designed by Ambrose Thornley Junior and built in 1896 for William Jarrett, manager of the Industrial & Provident Permanent Benefit Building Society, who lived in the adjoining house. Jarrett had bought lots 45 and 46 in 1873 from Mary Chisolm's subdivision. The site was later known as Venetia, and the property is now owned by the City of Sydney and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

The mansion shows how wealthy families lived in Sydney and what mattered to them in their daily lives. Its rooms and finishes reflect the tastes and values of the families who built and occupied it.

The property is protected heritage and subject to special regulations governing its preservation and maintenance. Anyone planning modifications or restoration work should contact the City of Sydney authorities beforehand to understand the requirements that apply.

William Jarrett, born in Kent in 1829, arrived in Sydney in 1853 aboard the Beejapore and ran the Tradesmen's Arms Hotel in Leichhardt before turning to building societies in 1870. He bought lots 45 and 46 here in 1873 with a mortgage from the society he managed, and by 1902 his estate sale listed holdings across the area.