Kellow House

Cresco, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Located in Cresco, Iowa, Kellow House is a two-story red brick residence built in 1880 for a Cornish-born merchant who had settled in the state twenty-six years earlier after establishing a successful grocery and merchandise business. Designed in the Second Empire style, the house showcases a mansard roof and features three porches, with its rectangular footprint punctuated by a slightly projecting pavilion on the east elevation. Now owned by the Howard County Historical Society since 1969, it operates as a museum and resource center and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.