Dr. James Barton Bowen Aug 19, 1815 - Aug 27, 1881
Madison's 10th Mayor in 1871
First Bowen Home in Madison 114-116 W. Gorham St. Built 1853
Built for Dr. James B. & Susan Bowen - Bowen's lived here 1853-1956
One of the oldest houses remaining in Madison
Susan Tucker Bowen May 18, 1815 - Apr 2, 1893
Died on the couples 55th wedding anniversary, an Easter Sunday
Palmer T. Bowen
Second Bowen Home in Madison 302 S. Mills St. Built 1855-1856 Madison & National Landmark
The house was originally part of the fifty-six-acre estate of Seth Van Bergen which also included
all of what became the Greenbush Neighborhood. The Bowen family Donated land for St. Marys hospital and St. James church
Bowen Ct. named in honor of the Bowen family.
