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owned by Charles and Mary Preston who have decided to make their current life’s work the return of the wonderful house to its former glory. They are allowing house tour guests to share in the transformation with the renovation still in its early stages. What is apparent for all to see in this brick three over three home are the high ceilings, wide-planked floors, mantled fireplaces, curved staircases and intricate wood trim of that era. In the formal living room, the trompe-loeil ceiling and wall painting has been attributed to either a Frenchman or an Italian (two equally good stories), and dates from the turn of the century.
The Prestons are furnishing the house with period antiques and reproductions, and the carved and inlaid woods of the butler’s desk, bookcases, sideboards and sofas speak to the seriousness of the era. Bowling Green’s place in Rappahannock history is not confined to its beginnings or to its many owners, Kidwell, Clatterbuck, Jordan and Gibson, whose names figure greatly in county life. It is attached to another century as well, and another significant event in Rappahannock’s history.
When the Shenandoah Park was set up in the 1930s, families were moved to
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