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CT-171 J. FRANK BCMEN FARM Port Republic Private

1894

The J. Frank Boven farm contains several Late Nineteenth Century and early twen­tieth century structures. The house is a somewhat typical cross-gable farmhouse built c. 1894. The tobacco barn on the same property is older than the house and is notable for its post-and-beam frame vhich exhibits dovetail mortise-and-tenon joints fixed vith wooden pegs.

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HISTORIC

J • .?rank Do~en Farm AND/OR COMMON

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P; .rL r Greek R01d CITY TOWN

Port ·~ e:g1.1'-l.i9 STATE d Maryl an

DcLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP _ DISTRICT _ PUBLIC

~BUILO INGIS) .XPRIVATE

- STRUCTURE - BOTH

_ SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ~ _ OBJECT _ .IN PROCESS

- BilNG CONSIDERED

DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

VICINITY OF

STATUS

X.OCCUPIED

-UNOCCUPIED

_ WORK IN PROGRESS

A CCESSIBLE JC YES RESTRICTED

- YES UNRESTRICTED

- NO

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

COUNTY Calvert

PRESENT USE

~GRICULTURE _MUSEUM

_COMMERCIAL _PA~K

_ EDUCATIONAL X..PRIVATE RESIDENCE

_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS

_GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC

_INDUSTRIAL _ TRANSPORl • TION

_ MILITARY _OTHER

Berkman Construction Com anv Telephone # : --~~~~~~~~~-'-'---''-=--"-"'-'-==""-~~~~~~--~~~~

STREET & NUMBER

CITY TOWN

_ VICINITY OF

. llLOCA TION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS. ETC

STREET & NUMBER

CITY TOWN

STATE, Zl.p code

Liber # : ru,H 30/15 Folio #:

STATE

II REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS

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DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS

CITY. TOWN

JEOERAL --STATE _COUNTY -LOCAL

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CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE

- EXCELLENT ~ORIGINAL SITE

- GOOD

_DETERIORATED

_ RUINS

_UNEXPOSED

_UNALTERED

~LTERED -MOVED DAT"-----

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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Jdr. Ollie .rlowen will be 89 years old in } "' , and he has spent ::ilost of his life in Port Republic . He was born in the house next to Ben I. "Bowen' s store, and when he was six years old, his father J . Frank Bowen built the house ac oss the street from his resent home. The oldest part o~ that house was built b:r his brother _,d a.rd c . 1912. Edward L . .3owen op er at ed Ben I. Bowen's store during the 1920 1 s and 1930 1 s .

The house which J . Frank Bowen built in the 1890 1 s wao built on an existing , .farm. The barn on the hill west of the house was already there , as was a "tenant house" which has long since been destroyed. Ollie says that his father built the snall b rn in the holiow north of the hous • J . Frank Bowen ' s hou3e is of frame construction and is very typical with its cross- gable front facade (3ast) that is three bays in width with a central entrance. This same side exhibits a 1i bay porch. The main block is two stories in height and is one bay deep. A single story kitchen addition in the rear (West) gives the building an L-plan.

The symmetr _ca ... l y placed winao.vs are 6/6.

The space heaters which warmed the house were serviced by an interior flue chimney on the north end of the building. A smaller chimney served the same purpose on the west end of the kitchen.

To b-..cc o Barn :

This is a nine room barn which has 10 1 tree- post sheds on the west , south, and eaat sides. The "1l8in portion has a post- and- beam frame which utilizes angle braces with open- face dovetail joints tha.t are mortise-and- tenoned and held with trunnels . The members of this heavy frame exhibit vertical a marks where in the sheds circul.ir nawn materials wore seen.

2 1 studding with nail holes in it suggests that clapboards originally covered the exterior walls.

Early strap hinges have been used as broces for the footing of the sOtJthwest corner posts of t~e shed.

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II SIGNIFICANCE

.'ERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW

_PREHISTORIC -ARCHEOLUGY·PREHISTORIC

_1 400· 1499 -ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC

_1500·1 599 X-AGRICULTURE

-1600· 1899 x....ARCHITECTURE

- 1700· 1 799 -ART

~1800° 1899 _COMMERCE

_1900· _COMMUNICATIONS

SPECIFIC DATES 1894 and bei'ore

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

_COMMUNITY PLANNING

_CONSERVATION

_ECONOMICS

_EDUCATION

_ENGINEERING

_EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT

_INDUSTRY

_INVENTION

_LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

-LAW

-LITERATURE

_ MILITARY

_MUSIC

_PHILOSOPHY

_POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

BUILDER/ ARCHITECT

C.T- l=t\

_ RELIGION

_SCIENCE

_SCULPTURE

_ SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN

_THEATER

_ TRANSPORTATION

_OTHER ISPECIFYI

The J . Frank Bowen farm contains several Late Nineteenth Century and Early Twentieth Century structures. The house is a somewhat typical cross­gable i'armhvuse b ~ilt c . 1894. The toqacco barn on the same property is older than the house and is noti1ble i'or its post- and- beam frame \'1hich exnibits dovetail mortise- and- tenon joints i'ixed with wooden pe ; s .

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Wayne L. Nield, II ffif' nric Sites Survey

Broomei bland, Maryland 20615 6811-20;:,0 DATE

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The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

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J . ?rank Bowen Parm

A.AH 30/1::>, ~.ugust 23 , 1932 - heirs of J . Prank B :1en Henry W. Burkman and Katherine M. Burk::nan

Grm 8/1;2 , oc~ober 17, 1907 25~ acres Mal'sha E . Yoe J . Frank Bowen

TBT 1/225 , November ~1 , 1892 John and Mattie Cook--J . Prank Bowen 248 acres

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