Edgar W. Howe House
Edgar W. Howe House | |
_from_ESE_1.JPG) The Edgar W. Howe House in 2015 | |
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| Location | 1117 North 3rd Street, Atchison, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°34′28″N 95°07′01″W / 39.57444°N 95.11694°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000485[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
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.
History
[edit]The house was built in 1882 for Edgar Watson Howe, the editor of the Atchison Daily Globe newspaper.[2] Howe became known as "the best smalltown newspaper reporter in the nation."[2] He died in 1937.[3]
Architectural significance
[edit]The house was designed in the Renaissance architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 16, 1972.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgar W. Howe House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures
- ^ ""Ed" Howe Is Dead". The Marshall County News. Marysville, Kansas. October 7, 1937. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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