Fort Bowman

Fort Bowman
Fort Bowman, HABS Photo, April 1971
Location Northeast of junction of Rtes. 660 and U.S. 11, near Middletown, Virginia
Coordinates 39°00′12″N 78°19′43″W / 39.00333°N 78.32861°W / 39.00333; -78.32861Coordinates: 39°00′12″N 78°19′43″W / 39.00333°N 78.32861°W / 39.00333; -78.32861
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
Built 1753 (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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. ↑ 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


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