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Bowman Homestead

Coordinates: 40°22′15″N 79°49′32″W / 40.37083°N 79.82556°W / 40.37083; -79.82556
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Bowman Homestead
Bowman Homestead is located in Pennsylvania
Bowman Homestead
Bowman Homestead is located in the United States
Bowman Homestead
Nearest cityMcKeesport, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°22′15″N 79°49′32″W / 40.37083°N 79.82556°W / 40.37083; -79.82556
Area8.2 acres (3.3 ha)
ArchitectGeorge Bowman
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.79003140 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 07, 1979

The Bowman Homestead in North Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is a 2+12-story brick farmhouse built in 1846 by George Bowman in a combination of the Western Pennsylvania vernacular and Greek Revival styles. Timber for the house was harvested on site, and the bricks were fired nearby.

Bowman moved to Western Pennsylvania in the early 1800s and married Eliza Mellon, the sister of Judge Thomas Mellon and aunt of Andrew Mellon, the future Secretary of the Treasury.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Davis, Christina, "Bowman Homestead", National Register of Historical Places Nomination Form, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission