The Glick-Sower House, also known as the Susie Sower House, is located in Marshalltown, Iowa

Marshalltown, Iowa

Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27,552 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 26,009 population in the 2000 census. -History:...

. The house was built in 1859 for Dr. George Glick and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 since 1993.

History

Dr. Glick, an early founder and promoter of Marshalltown sold his home to the George Sower family in 1870. George Sower emigrated from Germany

Germany

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 in the 1840's and worked in the newspaper

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business, founding the Marshall Times, now known as the Marshalltown Times Republican. The home was owned by the Sower family until 1952, when Susie Sower willed the estate to the citizens of Marshall County.