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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Dec. 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM
(Type all entries — complete applicable sections)
Missouri
COUNTY:
Barton.FOR NPS USE ONLY
ENTRY NUMBER
COMMON: Harry S. Truman Birthplace, State Historic Shrine Harry S. Truman Birtholace Memorial Shrine ' -..'.
AND/ OR HISTORIC:
STREET AND NUMBER:
North Corner of Eleventh Street and Truman AvenueCITY OR TOWN:
Lamar
Missouri 64759 24 Barton Oil
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PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate)
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State of MissouriSTREE T State Park Board
P.O. Box 176. 1204 Jefferson BuildingCITY OR TOWN:
Jefferson City Missouri 65101 J2k $% !?
gCOURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC:
Uounty Recorder r s OfficeSTREET AND NUMBER:
CITY OR TOWN:
Lamar
STATE
MissouriAPPROXIMATE ACREAGE OP NOMINATED PROPERTY: Less than OPe
Barton
TITLE OF SURVEY:
Missouri Historic Sites Catalogue:>url r1963DATE OF SURVEY: Federal [~1 State County Local
DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS:
State Historical Society of MissouriSTREET AND NUMBER:
Corner of Hitt and Lowry streetsCITY OR TOWN:
Columbia Missouri 65201 24NU'
CONDITION
INTEGRITY
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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL. (It known) PHYSICAL. APPEARANCE
One and one-half story frame building facing east (ca. 1881). Exterior covered with clapboard siding. House has six rooms. Simple rectangular design under a ridge roof. Facade, three bays wide, is slightly asymmetrical. Structure is devoid of ornamentation except for slight detail on wooden window and door frames. Bay window on south gable end wall first floor. Central brick chimney bisects roof ridge. Windows and doors have vertical proportions in relation to the walls.
House was donated to the State of Missouri by the United Automobile Workers in 19^7. Lean-to porch on the front of building was removed. Original, unrestored smoke house and well remain behind the house. House has been furnished in the Victorian style of the 1880's. Restoration was comoleted in
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PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate)
Pre-Columbian Qj 16th Century
15th Century Q 17th Century
'8th Century Q
J9tr) Century [Jt]
20th Century
SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 18w?--1885
AREAS OF SIGNI FIC AN C E fC/ieck One or A/ore as Appropriate)
Abor iginal
Prehistoric
Historic
Agricultur.-i
Art
Commerce
Communications
Conservation
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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE (Include Personages, Dates, F.v-tnts, Etc.)
Harry S. Truman, thirty-second President of the United States, was born in this house on May 8, 1884. Truman's father, John A. Truman, purchased the house from the builder, Simon Blethroad, in 1882. The family lived in the house until Truman was eleven months old. In 1890. the Truman family settled permanently in Indeoendcnce, Missouri.
In 1.927, Truman yas elected to the Jackson County Court as Presiding Judge. In 1935 hs was elected to the United States Senate ana in 1945 he became Vice-President of the United States. That same year he assumed the Presidency following the death cf President Franklin D. Roosevalt, Truman \v-as subsequently elected President, in 1948.
During the Truman Administration (1945-1953) World War IT was brought to a close; the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan soearheaded the fight against Communistic aggression; and the Fair Deal continued the domestic oolici.es of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman is also noted for his efforts in formulating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
House stands as a tribute to Missouri's only native-born who has to date become President of the United States.
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Form 10-300o (Dec. 1968)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM
(Continuation Sheet)
Missouri
BartonFOR MRS USE ONLY
ENTRY NUMBER
(Number all entries)
HARRY S. TRUMAN BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL SHRINE
6. Missouri State Historical Survey (state)
1968
Missouri State Park Board
P.O. Box 176
1204 Jefferson Building
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Code: 24
IIIIIIIOMIft^
1. State Historical Society of Missouri's Historic Sites File, ref . Barton County.
2. Missouri State Park Board Publication, "Harry S. Truman Birth place Memorial Shrine," Lamar, Missouri, September 1968.
3. 'Meyer, Duane. The Heritage of Missouri: A History, (St. Louis:State Publishing Co., Inc. 1965), 694-706.
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37 29' 40'
LONGITUDE
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94 16'Seconds
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NAME AND Tl TLE:
Martha L. Kusiak, Research HistorianORGANIZATION state Historical Survey and Planning Office
Missouri State Park Board
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April 4,STREET AND NUMBER:
P.O. Box 1?6, 1204 Jefferson BuildingCITY OR TOWN:
Jefferson City|^W^^imt50^3^tfeJ^^IM^^«i.N^i^ii
.As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na
tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law
89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion
in the National Register and certify that it has been
evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set
forth by the National Park Service. The recommended level of significance of this nomination is:
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I hereby certify that this property is included in the
National Register.
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Missouri State
Park B
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Cent
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DATE FILE RE
VIEW
ED:
s Truman,
thirty-second
president
of t
he U
nited
States,
was
born
in
this
hous
e on
May 8
, 1884.
Trum
an's
father,
John A
. Truman,
purchased
the
house
from
th
e builder, Simon
Blet
hroa
d, in
1882.
The
family li
ved
in the
house
until
Truman w
as eleven m
onths
old.
In 18
90,
the
Truman family s
ettl
ed permanently
in
Independence,
Miss
ouri
.
