Fillmore Block
Fillmore Block | |
42°39′23″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65639°N 93.49972°W / 42.65639; -93.49972 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1894-1895 |
Architect | A.H. Conner & Co. |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 98001323[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1998 |
The Fillmore Block, now known as the Dows Mercantile Store, is a historic building located in Dows, Iowa, United States. The Dows commercial district was destroyed in a fire in 1894. This building was completed for $12,000 in 1895 for D.H. Fillmore, a member of a prominent family in the community.[2] The two-story Victorian Romanesque Revival style structure was designed by A.H. Conner & Co. It was one of 17 stores constructed in the commercial area. The building housed a variety commercial enterprises including a restaurant, ladies clothing and dress goods, boots and shoes, notions, groceries, flour, hardware, furniture and the like. It was acquired by the Dows Historical Society in 1987.[3] It was reopened two years later as an antique mall that also sells Iowa-made products. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ James C. White. "Fillmore Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Dows Mercantile". City of Dows. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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