Neal S. Dow House

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Neal Dow House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Neal S. Dow House (Maine)
Neal S. Dow House
Location: 714 Congress St., Portland, Maine
Coordinates: 43°39′11″N 70°16′12″W / 43.65306, -70.27
Built/Founded: 1830
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Federal
Added to NRHP: April 11, 1973[1]
Designated as NHL: May 30, 1974[2]
NRHP Reference#: 73000236
Governing body: Private
Neal S. Dow House in June 2008
Neal S. Dow House in June 2008

Neal S. Dow House, also known as Gen. Neal Dow House, is an historic house in Portland, Maine built for noted politician and prohibitionist Neal S. Dow. He was the Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. president in 1880.

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[edit] Dow House

The Neal S. Dow House is located at 714 Congress St. in Portland. Built in 1829, the House is now home to the Maine Christian Women's Temperance Union.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3]

[edit] Neal S. Dow

Main article: Neal S. Dow

Neal S. Dow was a prohibitionist mayor of Portland, Maine, known as the "Father of Prohibition". He sponsored the "Maine law of 1851", which prohibited the manufacture and sale of liquor. Dow was widely criticized for his heavy handed tactics during the Portland rum riot of 1855.

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ a b Neal Dow House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  3. ^ Carol Ann Poh and Robert C. Post (December 21, 1973), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Neal Dow HousePDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1973PDF (32 KB)

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