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.

[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.

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