Dow City, IA - Dow House

Point of Interest in Dow City, IA

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. 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.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1972

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Dow City, IA - Dow House

Crawford County, IA


Crawford County, IA

Visit our county page and you will find information about our town and county's points of interest, festivals/events and faith community. You also will find stories about the contributions made by farmers/ranchers located throughout our county and of course you will learn about the community organizations that have built and continue to build strong communities (chambers, community groups, and departments, etc) and much more when you visit the Crawford County, IA page.