Bowers House | |
Location | Brandywine-Sugar Grove Rd., Sugar Grove, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°30′43″N79°18′37″W / 38.51194°N 79.31028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1898 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
MPS | South Branch Valley MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85001593 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 10, 1985 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
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