Francis and Harriet Baker House
Francis and Harriet Baker House | |
_from_E_1.JPG) The Francis and Harriet Baker House in 2015 | |
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| Location | 823 North 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°34′13″N 95°07′08″W / 39.57028°N 95.11889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Walter C. Root |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000838[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 2003 |
The Francis and Harriet Baker House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1902 for Francis Baker, the co-founder of a grain elevator business in Kansas and Nebraska, and his wife Harriet, the daughter of Atchison's mayor.[2] It was purchased by Frank Harwi, the president of the A.J. Harwi Hardware Company, in 1918.[2]
The house was designed by Walter C. Root in the Mission Revival architectural style and was termed "modern" by Root.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 28, 2003.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Susan Jezak Ford (January 10, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Francis and Harriet Baker House / Frank Harwi House; Jerome Pillow House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures
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