Bowman Mausoleum - Fort Worth, Texas
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 32° 46.177 W 097° 20.927
14S E 654658 N 3626953
Contributing building (resource #21) in the Oakwood Cemetery Historic District
Waymark Code: WM11ER2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2019
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Historical Marker:
(Nov. 9, 1886 - May 26, 1949) Fort Worth native Euday Bowman was a ragtime composer. His best-known song was the classic "12th Street Rag," which he wrote about his experiences in Kansas City, Kansas. Copyrighted in 1914, it did not become popular until 1948 when it was recorded by Walter "Pee Wee" Hunt. Other songs written by Bowman, including "Fort Worth Blues," were never published. He died of pneumonia while on a business trip to New York City in 1949.
NRHP Nomination Form
"Moderne style, smooth gray granite walls, flat roof, vertical emphasis"