Simeon E. Dow House

	Dow House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Dow House
	Interactive map showing the location of Simeon E. Dow House
Location	Prince St. at south city limits,; Dow City, Iowa
Coordinates	41°55′30″N95°29′50″W / 41.92500°N 95.49722°W
Built	1872;153 years ago
NRHP reference No.	72000471
Added to NRHP	June 14, 1972

Last updated September 02, 2025

The Simeon 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.

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Newell, Kent R. (August 1, 1980). "Simeon E. Dow House" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.

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

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[nris-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.

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