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Bowers House (Sugar Grove, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°30′43″N 79°18′37″W / 38.51194°N 79.31028°W / 38.51194; -79.31028
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Bowers House
Bowers House (Sugar Grove, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Bowers House (Sugar Grove, West Virginia)
Bowers House (Sugar Grove, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Bowers House (Sugar Grove, West Virginia)
LocationBrandywine-Sugar Grove Rd., Sugar Grove, West Virginia
Coordinates38°30′43″N 79°18′37″W / 38.51194°N 79.31028°W / 38.51194; -79.31028
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSSouth Branch Valley MRA
NRHP reference No.85001593[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1985

Bowers House is a historic home located in Sugar Grove, West Virginia. It was built in 1898 and is a large, 2+12-story Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features two asymmetrical polygonal towers, contrasting wood siding in a herringbone pattern, projecting gables and bays, and large brackets with contrasting color schemes.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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. ^ Paula S. Reed (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bowers House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.