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J.E.B. STUART BED AND BREAKFAST
In addition to a beautiful new barn & other buildings on the farm, you'll find the original 'Hollow Post Office'. You see, the man who built this home in 1895', Bill Bowman, was the postmaster of 'The Hollow Va.' which is what this area was called before it became Ararat, Va. Mr. Bowman built the post office right here on the farm at the corner of Ararat Hwy & The Hollow Road. (which was dirt back then)
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By the way, the woman who was born in this house, Icy Bowman, was the person who later owned the property along with her husband George E. Brown where the J.E.B. Stuart birthplace is. She was instrumental in turning it into a historical site!
He worked out of the post office, delivering mail by horseback & wagon until around 1945'. The Hollow Post Office still stands here today & is in the process of being turned into a gift shop for antiques, flowers & local crafts! Come see some of the original antiques pertaining to the Hollow Post Office, including the original sign from 1900' & the original mail pouch that was strapped to the mail carriers saddle!
