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Bowman's Castle | |
 Front of the castle | |
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| Location | Front St., Brownsville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′21″N 79°53′2″W / 40.02250°N 79.88389°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1789 |
| Architect | Bowman, Jacob |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001641[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 3, 1975 |
Bowman's Castle, also known as Nemacolin Castle, was built in present-day Brownsville, Pennsylvania, at the western terminus of the Nemacolin's Trail on the east bank of the Monongahela River. It was built around the original trading post, which was built near the site of Fort Burd, the latter built by British colonists during the French and Indian War. Construction on the castle, including addition of a crenellated tower, continued through the Victorian era, when it was considered an engineering marvel.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-29. Note: This includes David C. Stacks (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bowman's Castle" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.