Many famous people are associated with these Atchison County historic places including Amelia Earhart, Edgar Watson Howe, James W. Orr, Balie P. Waggener, Calvin & Daniel D. Lewis and A.J. Harwi.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Atchison County places including Alfred Meyer, Samuel W. Bihr, Francis Himpler, James C. Sidney, F.W. McLaughlin, Topeka & Santa Fe RR Co. Atchison, Patrick Marci, Thomas Wise, Sayler & Sedden and Walter C. Root. Prominent architectural styles found in Atchison Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.