Fort Bowman, Frontage Road, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia

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Fort Bowman, Frontage Road, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia

description

Summary

Significance: Built in 1753 for George Bowman, the gray limestone house is a significant example of the influence of Pennsylvania German building traditions on the architecture of the Shenandoah Valley.
Survey number: HABS VA-909
Building/structure dates: 1751-1753 Initial Construction

date_range

Date

1933 - 1970

person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

place

Location

Strasburg (Va.), 38.98872, -78.35862

Google Map of 38.9887199, -78.358616

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html