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The Glick-Sower House
201 East State Street, Marshalltown, Iowa
Glick-Sower House 1885(left) & 2003 (right)
The Glick-Sower House, also known as the Susie Sower House, was built in 1859 for Dr. George Glick, an early founder and promoter of Marshalltown. Glick sold his home to the George Sower family in 1870. George Sower emigrated from Germany in the 1840's and eventually prospered in the newspaper business, founding or purchasing several in Iowa including the Marshall Times, now known as the Marshalltown Times Republican. The home was occupied continuously by the Sower family until 1952, when upon the death of the last resident, Susie Sower's will stipulated that the estate should be preserved for the benefit of residents of Marshall County, and was put into the care of the Historical Society. The home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in the early 1990's. In recent years, a number of projects were begun to improve the appearance of the exterior and restore it to better reflect its historic character.
At present, tours are by appointment only through the Historical Society of Marshall County.
Sower Family Portraits
George Sower
Susan E. Sower
Julia Sower
Susie Sower Graduation Photo (Cornell College 1886)
George Sower Susan E. Sower Julia Sower
Susie Sower Graduation Photo (Cornell College 1886)The Glick-Sower Historical Garden Project
An exciting new project is in the works! Preparations have begun for the Glick-Sower Historical Garden. This project will establish a new outdoor museum that will exhibit heirloom flower & vegetable gardens, an herb garden, a frontier era prairie and farm crop plot, and a reconstruction of the old carriage house. The intent is to create Marshall County's first and only living history site where visitors can tour the Glick-Sower House, the Historic Garden, the Carriage House, and the Taylor #4 School led by costumed interpreters. Visitors can watch, and participate in, many activities from the past including candle-making and cooking demonstrations. The gardens are slated to be in by late spring of 2004 and will be completed in 2005.
Click HERE for the Artist's Conception of the Glick-Sower Historical GardenTo finance this project, as well as others, the HSMC has begin a fundraising campaign selling commemorative bricks (starting at $50 bearing the donor's name) and commemorative park benches ($750 each including a donor plaque); please contact the HSMC if you are interested in supporting this worthy cause.
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