Kellow House is a historic building located in

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, United States. Kellow was a native of

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who settled in Iowa in 1854. He established his own grocery and merchandise firm, and had this house built in 1880 for his new wife and future family. with The two-story, red brick house was designed in the Second Empire style. It features three porches and is capped with a

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. The house basically follows a rectangular plan, with a pavilion that slightly protrudes from the east side. It was acquired by the Howard County Historical Society in 1969, and now houses a museum and a resource center for the historical society. The house was listed on the

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in 1977.

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Houses completed in 1880 Second Empire architecture in Iowa Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Museums in Howard County, Iowa Historic house museums in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Howard County, Iowa {{Iowa-struct-stub