Fort Bowman Explained

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.

External links

16 photos, 7 measured drawings, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-03-12.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Bowman. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. March 1975 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo