Francis and Harriet Baker House

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Francis and Harriet Baker House
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The Francis and Harriet Baker House in 2015
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Location823 North 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas
Coordinates 39°34′13″N95°07′08″W / 39.57028°N 95.11889°W / 39.57028; -95.11889 (Francis and Harriet Baker House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1902 (1902)
Architect Root & Siemens
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 03000838 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 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