Career
He reportedly sold over 6,000 copies of his church plans, and several of the churches he designed are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Born in North Coventry, Pennsylvania, he established his architectural practice at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1870s, he began marketing plans for churches through the mail.
In 1876, Price began working with the Methodist Episcopal Board of Church Extension and prepared 67 church plans for them.
By 1885, the Board had sold 1,975 copies of Price"s plans. In 1889, Price reacquired the rights to his designs from the Board.
In the 1892 edition of "Church Plans," Price wrote that he had sold 600 copies of his plans in 1891 and that a total of 5,350 plans had been sold through December 31, 1891. He claimed to have sold more than 6,000 copies of his plans between 1876 and 1907.
A number of editions of his book "Church Plans" were published from 1885 to 1906.
