Bowman Farm is a historic home located near Boones Mill, Franklin County, Virginia. The original dwelling was built about 1833, and is the two-story rear wing with a Georgian style interior. Appended to the east gable-end of the original house is a two-story center-passage-plan frame section dating to about 1900. Both sections have metal-sheathed gable roofs. The house was renovated in 1999. Also on the property are a contributing log bank barn, frame barn, granary, and family cemetery.[3]
Bowman Farm | |
 Distant view from the south | |
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| Location | 1605 Cahas Mountain Rd., near Boones Mill, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°06′24″N 80°01′11″W / 37.10667°N 80.01972°W |
| Area | 700 acres (280 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000314[1] |
| VLR No. | 033-0283 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 1999[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[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 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowman Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo