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James B. Bowen House
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James B. Bowen House is located in Wisconsin
James B. Bowen House
Location in Wisconsin
James B. Bowen House is located in the United States
James B. Bowen House
Location in the United States
Location 302 S. Mills St.
Madison, Wisconsin
Area 0.14 acres (0.057 ha)
Built 1855
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 82000648
Added to NRHP March 1, 1982

The James B. Bowen House (also known as the Seth Van Bergen House) is a historic house located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1982. One of Madison's oldest surviving sandstone houses, it is a prime example of well executed masonry construction that flourished in Madison during the 1850s and 1860s.

Description and history

The two-story Italianate villa, built of locally quarried sandstone, was originally built for Seth and Harriet Van Bergen. In 1859, future Madison Mayor James Barton Bowen purchased the house. After his death in 1881, his daughter and her husband owned the house. In 1972, it was designated a landmark by the Madison Landmarks Commission.

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