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P. A. Bowen House, 15701 Dr. Bowen Road, Aquasco, Prince George's County, MD
Location15701 Dr. Bowen Road,
Aquasco, MD
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MD-990
Building/structure dates:
1870 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1970 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1985 subsequent work
Significance: The P.A. Bower House is an atypical example of the side-hall-and-double-parlor plan popularly used in the finer homes of Prince George's County's planter and merchant class, in that it was built much later than most, and with Victorian rather than Federal-era detailing. The side-hall-and-double-parlor plan was most popularly employed from the 1820s to 1850s, while this example dates from the 1870s, making it an unusual carry-over of a previous building tradition. The Italianate style, in general, is uncommon in Prince George's County.
Subjects
AgricultureHousesWooden Buildings
Related Names
Bowen, Philander A.
Sonnett, Stephen
Sonnett, Barbara
Baltimore Coperage Tank & Tower Builders
Rothrock, Gail, Field Team
Pearl, Susan G., Field Team
Boucher, Jack E., Photographer
Lavoie, Catherine C., Historian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW FROM ROAD FROM NORTHEAST LOOKING SOUTHWEST
2. GENERAL VIEW OF EAST FRONT ELEVATION
3. VIEW OF EAST FRONT ELEVATION
4. VIEW OF EAST FRONT ELEVATION, WITH SCALE
5. GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST
6. GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST
7. VIEW OF EAST FRONT PORCH FROM THE NORTH (121MM LENS)
8. VIEW OF EAST FRONT PORCH FROM THE NORTH (165MM LENS)
9. TELEPHOTO VIEW OF ROOF AREA, SOUTHEAST CORNER, SHOWS FALSE FRONT AND DORMER BRACKETS
10. INTERIOR, FIRST FLOOR, GENERAL VIEW FROM WEST ROOM TO EAST ROOM. NORTH SIDE OF ROOM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST SHOWS FIREPLACE, DOUBLE DOORS (SLIDING) AND WINDOW TO PORCH.
11. INTERIOR, FIRST FLOOR, STAIR AND HALL FROM EAST TO WEST
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