| Fillmore Block | |
| Location: | Junction of Ellsworth and Garfield, Dows, Iowa |
| Coordinates: | 42.6564°N -93.4997°W |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1894-1895 |
| Architect: | A.H. Conner & Co. |
| Architecture: | Romanesque Revival |
| Added: | November 20, 1998 |
| Refnum: | 98001323 |
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.