Edwin M. Price (18 October 1884 – 11 January 1957) was an American architect based in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

, who was a partner with

Henry F. Hoit Henry Ford Hoit (4 August 1872 – 30 May 1951) was a well-known Kansas City, Missouri, architect in the early 20th century. He and his partners designed many of Kansas City's most iconic commercial and residential buildings including the Kansas ...

and Alfred E. Barnes in the notable firm of

Hoit, Price and Barnes Hoit, Price & Barnes was a prominent Kansas City architectural firm in the early 20th century. It designed several skyscrapers and mansions including three of the current ten tallest buildings in Kansas City; the Kansas City Power and Light Bui ...

Life and work

Edwin Morgan Price was born on October 18, 1884, in Webb City, Arkansas. He went to school in Fort Smith, Arkansas and worked for firms in Fort Smith and

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before joining Howe, Hoit & Cutler in Kansas City in 1905. While with the firm, he graduated from a special course in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1908. Price became a partner with

in 1913. In 1919, Alfred E. Barnes became a partner and the firm was named

. Price's greatest contribution was the detailed ornamentation of the firm's buildings. He was also responsible for the lantern effect on the top of the

Kansas City Power & Light Building The Kansas City Power and Light Building (also called the KCP&L Building and the Power and Light Building) is a landmark skyscraper located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. It was constructed by Kansas City Power and Light in 1931 as a way to p ...

. Price married Mary Elizabeth Moore, of Van Buren, Arkansas on February 24, 1914. They had two children, Emily Ann (Cahill) and Edwin Johnson. They returned to Van Buren after Price's retirement. He died there on January 11, 1957.

References

20th-century American architects Architects from Missouri MIT School of Architecture and Planning alumni 1884 births 1957 deaths {{US-architect-stub