Rose Bower

Rose Bower
Location VA 665 S of jct. with VA 40, Stony Creek, Virginia
Coordinates 36°56′10″N 77°32′28″W / 36.93611°N 77.54111°W / 36.93611; -77.54111Coordinates: 36°56′10″N 77°32′28″W / 36.93611°N 77.54111°W / 36.93611; -77.54111
Area 231 acres (93 ha)
Built 1818 (1818), 1828
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 91000020[1]
VLR # 026-0090
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 5, 1991
Designated VLR December 11, 1990[2]

Rose Bower is a historic farm complex located at Stoney Creek, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. The first building on the property is the 1 1/2-story kitchen built about 1818 as the primary dwelling. The main dwelling was built in 1826 during the Federal period, and is a two-story, frame, hall-parlor-plan house with a 1 1/2-story rear ell. Also on the property are a contributing early well cover, smokehouse, and the Rose family cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Elizabeth P. Hoge (October 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rose Bower" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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