Simon E. Dow House


Dow House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Dow House
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Location	Prince St. at south city limits, Dow City, Iowa
Coordinates	41°55′30″N 95°29′50″W / 41.92500°N 95.49722°W / 41.92500; -95.49722Coordinates: 41°55′30″N 95°29′50″W / 41.92500°N 95.49722°W / 41.92500; -95.49722
Built	1872
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No Style Listed
NRHP Reference #	72000471^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 14, 1972

The Simon E. Dow House (also known as the Dow House) is a historic house located on Prince Street in Dow City, Iowa.

The two-story, 13-room, red brick house was built in 1872 by Simon E. Dow (Simeon E. Dow), who in 1869 co-founded Dow City and later became one of its leading businessmen.^[2] In 1970, it was bought by the Crawford County Conservation Board to be restored and is now open for public tours from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., starting the last week of May through Labor Day.^[1]^[3]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1972.^[1]

References

1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Newell, Kent R. (August 1, 1980). "Simeon E. Dow House" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
↑ David Schraeder. "Crawford County Conservation Board listing for Dow House". Crawfordcountyconservationboard.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.

External links

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Crawford County Conservation Board website about the house, includes house museum hours
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IA-70, "Simeon E. Dow House, South Prince Street, Dow City, Crawford County, IA", 2 photos, 2 data pages

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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