Fort Bowman
Fort Bowman, HABS Photo, April 1971
Fort Bowman is located in Virginia
Fort Bowman
Fort Bowman is located in the United States
Fort Bowman
LocationNortheast of junction of Rtes. 660 and U.S. 11, near Middletown, Virginia
Coordinates39°00′12″N 78°19′43″W / 39.00333°N 78.32861°W / 39.00333; -78.32861
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1753 (1753)
NRHP reference No.69000279[1]
VLR No.085-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1969
Designated VLRNovember 5, 1968[2]

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.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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