Bowles House, Italianate house museum in Westminster, Colorado, United States

Bowles House is a brick Italianate house in Westminster, Colorado, built in 1871 by Edward Bruce Bowles and his wife Mahala Elizabeth Longan. Originally a wood frame homestead cabin, it was rebuilt entirely in brick in 1876. Its rural ranch setting contrasts with costly details: rounded windows, decorative brackets under the eaves, rooftop cresting, bargeboards on the gables, and an elaborate front porch.

Edward Bruce Bowles and Mahala Elizabeth Longan homesteaded this land and built the house in 1871; it was rebuilt entirely in brick in 1876. Bowles, who came from Missouri at 17, is credited with bringing the Colorado & Southern Railroad to the Westminster area. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The house is run as a historic house museum by the Westminster Historical Society and owned by the City of Westminster. Its name recalls Edward Bruce Bowles, the area's second pioneer settler, who arrived from Missouri at 17 and homesteaded this land with Mahala Elizabeth Longan in 1871. Bowles is credited with bringing the Colorado & Southern Railroad to what became Westminster.

The house can be visited with guided tours offered regularly and available by advance reservation. It helps to contact the Westminster Historical Society beforehand to check opening times and available dates.

The house was first a wood frame homestead cabin, replaced entirely in brick in 1876. Its rounded windows, decorative brackets under the eaves, rooftop cresting, bargeboards on the gables and elaborate front porch were costly features unusual for a rural ranch setting.