Francis and Harriet Baker House | |
Location | 823 North 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 39°34′13″N95°07′08″W / 39.57028°N 95.11889°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | Root & Siemens |
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 Root & Siemens 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]
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), formerly known as the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), and originally known as the State, War, and Navy Building, is a United States government building that is part of the White House compound in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. Maintained by the General Services Administration, the building currently houses the Executive Office of the President, including the Office of the Vice President of the United States. In 1999, the building was renamed in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th U.S. president and a five-star U.S. Army general who oversaw several military campaigns of the Allied forces during World War II.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Atchison County, Kansas.
Peabody Historical Library Museum, also known under the older name of Old Peabody Library, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973. It is located in the Downtown Historic District of Peabody, Kansas. The building has state significance because it was the first free tax-supported library in Kansas.
The Campbell Chapel AME Church is a church at 715 Atchison Street in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1878 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace is a historic building and museum that was the birthplace of aviator Amelia Earhart. It is located at 223 N. Terrace in Atchison, Kansas, United States.
The Atchison County Courthouse, located at the southwest corner of 5th and Parallel Streets in Atchison, is the seat of government of Atchison County, Kansas. The stone courthouse was built from 1896 to 1897 and replaced the county's first courthouse, which had been built in 1859. County officials wanted the courthouse to resemble the Franklin County Courthouse in Ottawa, so they hired that building's architect, George P. Washburn, to design the new courthouse. Washburn designed the building in the Romanesque Revival style. The courthouse's design features four corner towers, including a seven-story clock tower. The main entrance to the courthouse has a porch within a large arch; the doorway is contained in a smaller arch. The building has a hip roof with intersecting gable dormers; the towers have pyramidal roofs.
The Keen Kutter Building is a former hardware warehouse located in Wichita, Kansas, that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The four-story building has a free standing water tower that powered a water sprinkler system. The tower is an important landmark on the city's skyline. In 1999 the building was re-purposed as the Hotel at Old Town, which includes a large collection of Keen Kutter hardware on display.
The McInteer Villa is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1889-1890 for an Irish immigrant. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Balie P. Waggener House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1879 for the general counsel of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Walter C. Root was an American architect practicing in Kansas City, Missouri. He is best known for his major works in Missouri and Kansas, including Dyche Hall on the University of Kansas campus.
The Edgar W. Howe House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built for a newspaper editor. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The A. J. Harwi House is a historic two-story house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1886 for Alfred Jonathan Harwi, the founder of the A. J. Harwi Hardware and vice president of Atchison's Exchange National Bank. His son Frank purchased the Francis and Harriet Baker House, also listed on the NRHP.
The W. W. Hetherington House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1879 for Webster Wirt Hetherington, the second president of Atchison's Exchange National Bank, founded by his father William.
The J. P. Brown House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1880 for John P. Brown, an Irish-born contractor for the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad and one of Atchison's Exchange National Bank's largest shareholders. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 14, 1975.
The Frank Howard House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1884-1885 for Frank Howard, a dry goods merchant and clothing manufacturer.
The Frederick W. Stein House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1948 for Frederick W. Stein, the founder and president of the Steinlite Corporation, and his wife, née Helen Moore. Stein's company sold the Steinlite Moisture Tester. By the late 1940s, Stein served as Atchison's mayor.
The Robert L. Pease House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1879 for Robert L. Pease, the cashier of the Bank of the State of Kansas. He later worked for the National Mail Company. Pease lived in the house with his wife, Amanda Van Atta Skidmore.
The Jansen House is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1900 for John M. Price, a politician. It was acquired by Helen Jansen in 1903, and it remained in the same family until 1927. It belonged to the Linville-Leacy family from 1928 to 1983.
Frank Kimball Root (1856–1932) was a music publisher in Chicago and the proprietor of Frank K. Root & Co. His father, Ebenezer Towner Root, co-founded Root & Cady. Among the many notable songs published by the firm is "I Ain't Got Nobody".
The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Pratt Truss Bridge in Melvern, Kansas was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.