Edgar W. Howe House
The Edgar W. Howe House in 2015
Edgar W. Howe House is located in Kansas
Edgar W. Howe House
Location1117 North 3rd Street, Atchison, Kansas
Coordinates39°34′28″N 95°07′01″W / 39.57444°N 95.11694°W / 39.57444; -95.11694 (Edgar W. Howe House)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1882 (1882)
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.72000485[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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

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

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

  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: Edgar W. Howe House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. ↑ ""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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