The Jacob Bowman House is a historic house at 2470 Polk Road in rural south-central Shenandoah County, Virginia, southwest of Edinburg. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a truncated hip roof and weatherboard siding. It was built about 1840, and is a good early example of vernacular Greek Revival architecture in the county. The property also includes a 19th-century bank barn and other outbuildings, as well as the remains of an early springhouse.[2]
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| Location | 2470 Polk Rd., near Edinburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′49″N 78°36′34″W / 38.81361°N 78.60944°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000679[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 21, 2017 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Jacob Bowman House" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-11-02.