Fort Bowman | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | November 5, 1968[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 085-0004 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Northeast of junction of Rtes. 660 and U.S. 11, near Middletown, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 39.0033°N -78.3286°W |
Added: | November 25, 1969 |
Refnum: | 69000279 |
Fort Bowman, also known as Harmony Hall, is a historic home and national historic district located near Middletown, Frederick 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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
16 photos, 7 measured drawings, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey