Bowman–Zirkle Farm, also known as the Isaiah Bowman Farm, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings and three contributing structures. The farmhouse was built in 1879, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame I-house dwelling with an integral wing. The remaining contributing resources are a 19th-century log-and-frame tenant house, a summer kitchen (c. 1823), frame meat house (c. 1880), a large bank barn (the Bowman barn, c. 1870); a barn shed, a second bank barn (the Painter barn, c. 1880), a frame granary (c. 1880), a wood-stave silo (c. 1900), and a large, two-story chicken house (c. 1920).[3]

Bowman–Zirkle Farm
Front of the farmhouse
Bowman–Zirkle Farm is located in Virginia
Bowman–Zirkle Farm
Bowman–Zirkle Farm is located in the United States
Bowman–Zirkle Farm
Location12097 S. Middle Rd., near Edinburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°47′56″N 78°37′33″W / 38.79889°N 78.62583°W / 38.79889; -78.62583
Area285.9 acres (115.7 ha)
Built1823 (1823), 1879
Architectural styleLate Victorian, I house
NRHP reference No.09000642[1]
VLR No.085-0438
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 2009
Designated VLRJune 18, 2009[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowman–Zirkle Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying 13 photos