NE of jct. of Rtes. 660 and U.S. 11, Middletown, Virginia. County/parish: Shenandoah.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 25, 1969. NRIS 69000279.
2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683631