Nicholas Dowling Store - Galena, Illinois
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N 42° 25.016 W 090° 25.619
15T E 711700 N 4699276
The Nicholas Dowling Store is a four-story red brick Commercial building located at 214 North Main Street in Galena, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM12D29
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2020
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My Commentary:
This is a rather plain, four-story brick commercial building. It was mentioned in the American Guide because of the family's connection to Galena and to the proximity of the Dowling Cabin. Otherwise, someone wouldn't give this building a second look.
Next door is the NICHOLAS DOWLING STORE, now a grain and feed market. Nicholas Dowling was one of the Northwest's earliest entrepreneurs and is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery.
- Galena
Guide, 1937, pg. 60
Current name: Vintajearth/Rowling
Style: Two-part commercial block. 2nd floor balcony-east
Architectural Description: This is a 4-story commercial building built ca. 1860. The foundation is limestone. Exterior walls are brick; limestone. The building has a side-gable roof. Windows are original or historic wood 6/6 double- or single-hung; with molding. Doors are original or historic wood; glass glazed; paneled with sidelights.
- ruskinarc.com Historic Architecture Survey Database
| National Register Building Details |
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| ADDRESS |
HIST. PROPERTY NAME |
C or N/C |
DATE |
STYLE, FORM, TYPE |
| 214 N. Main Street |
Dowling Building |
C |
1849 |
Two-Part Commercial Block |
- National Register Application