Bowen Mansion

Bowen Mansion

Bowen Mansion Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
1892, Francis W. Cooper. 229 W. 12th St. (northeast corner of Court St.) (NR)

Thomas Bowen, a lawyer, judge, and U.S. senator, built this asymmetrical, three-story dwelling of red brick trimmed with sandstone and undulating shingle. A corner tower with a bell-shaped roof, fluted chimneys, and a steep, multigabled roofline give this Queen Anne house a verticality that keeps it competitive with larger nonresidential structures downtown, where it is a rare survivor of a once elegant residential neighborhood.

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