The Historic Architectural Survey of Bowman County was conducted in 1997-98 by the Institute for Regional Studies under a grant from the Preservation Services Fund, State Historical Society of North Dakota. This reconnaissance-level survey treated 252 sites comprising 1044 features in rural and small-town Bowman County. It results in recommendations that 55 properties be considered for the National Register of Historic Places. It identifies properties for prospective individual, district, or thematic nomination. It also provides a large data base of information on the material culture of Bowman County, a resource for future study and planning. It places the historic architecture of the county into the context of regional history, with emphasis on settlement instigated by construction of the Milwaukee Railroad in 1907-8.