Bowling Green Historic District

Bowling Green Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Shiloh Baptist Church
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Location	Roughly along and bounded by Bowling Green Bypass, Broadus Ave., Lakewood Rd., N. Main St., and Paige Rd., Bowling Green, Virginia
Coordinates	38°03′03″N 77°21′00″W
Area	297 acres (120 ha)
Built	1794 (1794)
Architect	Rose, David Jeptha; et al.
Architectural style	Colonial, Greek Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.	03000439[1]
VLR No.	171-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2003
Designated VLR	March 19, 2003, November 30, 2005[2]

Bowling Green Historic District is a national historic district located at Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. The district encompasses 169 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the historic core of Bowling Green. Notable properties include the Rains House (1737), A. B. Chandler, Sr. House (late 1800s), Bowling Green United Methodist Church, Shiloh Baptist Church (1895), Antioch Christian Church (c. 1920), Union Bank and Trust Company (1912), Bowling Green Baptist Church (1898), Caroline County Clerk's Office (1907), Bowling Green Town Hall (early 1940s), “Glasselton” (1846), and the site of the New Hope Tavern and Lawn Hotel. The Caroline County Courthouse and the “Old Mansion” are separately listed.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

1. "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 from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Stephen James (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowling Green Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map