Bowman House (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)

The Bowman House is a historic house located at 714 Broadway Street in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The Prairie School house was built in 1904 for Abram and Alberta Bowman. The house has a Prairie School design, popular at the time due to Frank Lloyd Wright's influence; its distinctive Prairie School elements include a horizontal emphasis and a low roof with wide eaves. Abram Bowman died in 1907, and his daughters Emma and Jennie Bowman inherited the house. Jennie Bowman had the house converted to a vacation home for working women upon her death in 1934. The house remained a vacation home until 1977, when the Dells Country Historical Society converted it to a historic house museum.[2]

Bowman House
The Bowman House in 2013
Bowman House (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Bowman House (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)
Bowman House (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Bowman House (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)
Location714 Broadway St., Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°37′38″N 89°46′2″W / 43.62722°N 89.76722°W / 43.62722; -89.76722
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.86000621[1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1986

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National or State Registers Record: Bowman House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
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