Rose Bower

Coordinates: 36°56′10″N 77°32′28″W / 36.93611°N 77.54111°W / 36.93611; -77.54111
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Rose Bower
Northern side and rear of the main house
Rose Bower is located in Virginia
Rose Bower
Rose Bower is located in the United States
Rose Bower
LocationVA 665 S of jct. with VA 40, Stony Creek, Virginia
Coordinates36°56′10″N 77°32′28″W / 36.93611°N 77.54111°W / 36.93611; -77.54111
Area231 acres (93 ha)
Built1818 (1818), 1828
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.91000020[1]
VLR No.026-0090
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1991
Designated VLRDecember 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+12-story kitchen built about 1818 as the primary dwelling. The main dwelling was built in 1826 during the Federal period. It is a two-story, frame, hall-parlor-plan house with a 1+12-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]

There is a Rose Bower in Devon, England. Its farm 'Narramore' has held a smokehouse for fish, kippers and mackerel, and a few rabbits. The property has been developed with extensive gardens. Most of the property is devoted to a working stud farm for thoroughbred horses.

References[edit]

  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. 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