Bowman–Zirkle Farm, also known as the Isaiah Bowman Farm, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings and three contributing structures. The farmhouse was built in 1879, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame I-house dwelling with an integral wing. The remaining contributing resources are a 19th-century log-and-frame tenant house, a summer kitchen (c. 1823), frame meat house (c. 1880), a large bank barn (the Bowman barn, c. 1870); a barn shed, a second bank barn (the Painter barn, c. 1880), a frame granary (c. 1880), a wood-stave silo (c. 1900), and a large, two-story chicken house (c. 1920).[3]
Bowman–Zirkle Farm | |
 Front of the farmhouse | |
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| Location | 12097 S. Middle Rd., near Edinburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′56″N 78°37′33″W / 38.79889°N 78.62583°W |
| Area | 285.9 acres (115.7 ha) |
| Built | 1823, 1879 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, I house |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000642[1] |
| VLR No. | 085-0438 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2009[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowman–Zirkle Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying 13 photos