Dow City in Crawford County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
S. E. Dow House
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
1. S. E. Dow House Marker
National Historical
Places
June 14, 1972
by
National Park Service
United States
Dept. of
Interior
Sign: Compliments Dow City Churches
Erected by Dow City Churches.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 41° 55.412′ N, 95° 29.854′ W. Marker is in Dow City, Iowa, in Crawford County. It is on Prince Street 0.1 miles south of Charles Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 513 S Prince St, Dow City IA 51528, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Donna Reed Historic Site (approx. 9.9 miles
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Regarding S. E. Dow House. National Register of Historic Places #72000471.
Also see . . .
1. Simon E. Dow House. The two-story, 13-room, red brick house was built in 1872 by Simon E. Dow, who in 1869 co-founded Dow City and later became one of its leading businessmen. In 1970, it was bought by the Crawford County Conservation Board to be restored and is now open for public tours. (Submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Early Dow City History. In 1855 was the coming of Simeon E. Dow, who was destined to be the most prominent factor in the upbuilding of the locality, Mr. Dow was a comparatively wealthy man when he came to Crawford County. He took an extensive tract of some of the finest land and built what was for those days a most luxurious log cabin. Mr. Dow brought with him a fine herd of cattle and in 1856 he brought to the county the first pair of thoroughbred shorthorns it had ever boasted. (Submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
2. S.E. Dow House and Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
3. S.E. Dow House
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
4. Dow House Historic Site Sign
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
5. S. E. Dow House
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