Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Joseph Bowman Farmhouse is a historic home located near Garrett in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built in 1875, and is a two-story, Italianate-style brick dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Joseph Bowman Farmhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for DeKalb County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
This property stands in Richland Township. History of Dekalb County, Indiana, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families, published 1914 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Richland Township - 839 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Joseph Bowman Farmhouse between 2002 and 2004, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 March 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 February 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 November 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 November 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Joseph Bowman Farmhouse: 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brand Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fedrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Scott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Steward Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garrett, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $5,000 | Mobile home blown off foundation. Roof damage to some homes. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $2,000 | Several power lines and tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | The public reported a tree down in the roadway. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | A trained spotter reported a one to two foot diameter tree branch as well as a sign were blown down near the intersection of County Road 15 and Highway 8. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | A large sycamore tree was snapped off about 25 feet off the ground. Large branches in the area were also blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Law enforcement reported trees down in Garrett. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Law enforcement reported trees down south of Garrett. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Several trees down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Several trees blown down. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Garrett | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Garrett | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Garrett | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rakestraw House | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Dekalb County Home and Barn | 0.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Downtown Auburn Historic District | 1.4 miles | 1986 |
 | Keyser Township School 8 | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Henry Peters House | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Eckhart Public Library and Park | 2.4 miles | 1981 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000013 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| DeKalb County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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