Fort Bowman
Fort Bowman | |
Fort Bowman, HABS Photo, April 1971 | |
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Location | Northeast of junction of Rtes. 660 and U.S. 11, near Middletown, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°00′12″N 78°19′43″W / 39.00333°N 78.32861°WCoordinates: 39°00′12″N 78°19′43″W / 39.00333°N 78.32861°W |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
Built | 1753 |
NRHP Reference # | 69000279[1] |
VLR # | 085-0004 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1969 |
Designated VLR | November 5, 1968[2] |
Fort Bowman, also known as Harmony Hall, is a historic home and national historic district located near Middletown, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1753, by Pennsylvania German settler George Bowman (1699–1768), father of Colonel John Bowman (1738-1784), Colonel Abraham Bowman (1749-1837), Major Joseph Bowman (c. 1752-1779), and Captain Isaac Bowman (1757-1826). It is a two-story, rectangular limestone building with a gable roof. The interior retains its original woodwork. It has a later kitchen wing and iron and wood portico. Also on the property are a contributing dairy / smokehouse and the Bowman graveyard, which includes the grave of Isaac Bowman.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Bowman" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Historical Marker Database: Fort Bowman
- Fort Bowman, Frontage Road, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, VA: 16 photos, 7 measured drawings, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
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