Bowman's Castle, also known as Nemacolin Castle, was built in the 1850's by Jacob Bowman in Brownsville, Pennsylvania in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Nemacolin Castle is one of a couple dozen large buildings of the 1850's still standing in western Pennsylvania, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles (56 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. ... Location in the state of Pennsylvania Formed September 26, 1783 Seat Uniontown Area  - Total  - Water 2,067 km² (798 mi²) 20 km² (8 mi²) 0. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

The only people to live in the house itself was the Bowman family. Three generations lived there with the first generation revolving around Jacob Bowman. He and his wife started it all off with a trading post and one room above.

However, they soon found that they needed more room seeing that their family was growing. They had 9 children, 4 boys and 3 girls. When Jacob died in 1847, he left the house to Nelson. Nelson married late in his life and had 6 children.

Only two of the children survived until adulthood. When Nelson died in 1892, he left the house to Charles who lived there until his death with his wife Lelia. After Lelia died in 1959, her wish was that the house become a museum. The house is now maintained as a museum by the Brownsville Historical Society.

See Also

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Registered_Historic_Places_in_Fayette_County%2C_Pennsylvania

External Links

• BBC List of Castles Open to the Public [1]
• Official Website [2]