Price Villa

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Price Villa
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The Price Villa in 2018
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Location801 South 8th Street, Atchison, Kansas
Coordinates 39°33′13″N95°07′30″W / 39.55361°N 95.12500°W / 39.55361; -95.12500 (Price Villa)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1872 (1872)
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 72000487 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

The Price Villa is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1872 for John M. Price, a politician. [2] It was acquired by the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica in 1877, and it became home to Mount St. Scholastica College's Music department. [2]

The house was designed by architects Thomas Wise and F. W. MeLaughlif in the Renaissance style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 16, 1972. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Price Villa". National Park Service . Retrieved July 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures