Charles Lewis Bowman

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rdf:langString Charles Lewis Bowman (1890 – May 31, 1971) was an American architect. Born in New York City December 9, 1890 but raised in Mount Vernon, New York he graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York with both his Bachelors (Class of 1912) and master's degree in architecture. Per a notice in The New York Times of the accomplishment, he was the first recipient of a fellowship in architecture awarded at Cornell as a standout student with several undergraduate awards. His mother was a descendant of Col. Fielding Lewis and Betty Washington, the only sister of President George Washington. His daughter Jean (1917–1994) would later found in 1980 the American Academy of Equine Art and be noted sporting artist.