Simon E. Dow House

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

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
Built	1872
NRHP reference No.	72000471[1]
Added to NRHP	June 14, 1972

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

External links

• 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