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Bowyer-Holladay House

Coordinates:37°26′19″N79°54′24″W/ 37.43861°N 79.90667°W/37.43861; -79.90667
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Bowyer-Holladay House
Western side of the house
Bowyer-Holladay House is located in Virginia
Bowyer-Holladay House
Bowyer-Holladay House is located in the United States
Bowyer-Holladay House
LocationUS 220,Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates37°26′19″N79°54′24″W/ 37.43861°N 79.90667°W/37.43861; -79.90667
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Builtc. 1830(1830)
NRHP referenceNo.99000704[1]
VLRNo.011-0028
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1999
Designated VLRMarch 17, 1999[2]

Bowyer-Holladay House,also known as the Lewis Holladay House, is a historicarchaeological sitelocated nearFincastle,Botetourt County, Virginia.The site is located in The Botetourt Center at Greenfield industrial park. The site consists of the ruins of an Early Republic/Federal Style two-story brick house with alimestonelined cellar in a rear-centered ell configuration. The house was part of the plantation complex commonly referred to as the "Holladay Place." In addition to the ruins of the main house, a log structure with an early timber and modern frame addition survives 25 feet north of the bulkhead entrance to the limestone cellar.[3]

It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
  2. ^"Virginia Landmarks Register".Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived fromthe originalon September 21, 2013.RetrievedJune 5,2013.
  3. ^Randy Jones (December 29, 2009)."The 'Holladay/ Bowyer House' National Register Site, Botetourt County, Virginia, Located in The Botetourt Center at Greenfield".Department of Historic Resources. Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2006.