Edgar W. Howe House
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. Howe became known as "the best smalltown newspaper reporter in the nation." He died in 1937. Architectural significance. The house was designed in the Renaissance architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 16, 1972.