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Price Villa

Coordinates: 39°33′13″N 95°07′30″W / 39.55361°N 95.12500°W / 39.55361; -95.12500 (Price Villa)
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Price Villa
The Price Villa in 2018
Price Villa is located in Kansas
Price Villa
Location801 South 8th Street, Atchison, Kansas
Coordinates39°33′13″N 95°07′30″W / 39.55361°N 95.12500°W / 39.55361; -95.12500 (Price Villa)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1872 (1872)
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.72000487[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

The Price Villa is a historic house in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1872 for John M. Price, a politician.[2] It was acquired by the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica in 1877, and it became home to Mount St. Scholastica College's Music department.[2]

The house was designed by architects Thomas Wise and F. W. MeLaughlif in the Renaissance style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 16, 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Price Villa". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures