The Bowman Homestead in North Versailles Township, Allegheny County,

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is a -story brick farmhouse built in 1846 by George Bowman in a combination of the Western Pennsylvania vernacular and

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styles. Timber for the house was harvested on site, and the bricks were fired nearby. Bowman moved to Western Pennsylvania in the early 1800s and married Eliza Mellon, the sister of Judge

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and aunt of

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, the future

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. It was listed on the

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in 1979.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Greek Revival houses in Pennsylvania Houses in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1846 establishments in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1846