Francis and Harriet Baker House

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]

Francis and Harriet Baker House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Francis and Harriet Baker House in 2015
Location	823 North 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas
Coordinates	39°34′13″N 95°07′08″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 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

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