The Harry S. Truman National Historic Site (formally organized without a period after S ) retains the old house of Harry S. Truman, thirty-third president of United Nations, as well as other properties associated with it in Kansas City, the Missouri metropolitan area. The center of the site, operated by the National Park Service, is Truman Home in Independence and Truman Farm Home at Grandview, though it also includes Noland's home cousin Truman and George and Frank's home Wallace brothers Bess Truman. This site was designated as a National Historic Site on May 23, 1983.
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Truman House in Independence
The Truman Home (formerly known as the Gates-Wallace house), 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, was the home of Harry S. Truman from his marriage to Bess Wallace on June 28, 1919, until his death at December 26, 1972. Bess Truman's grandfather, George Porterfield Gates, built the house for several years from 1867 to 1885.
After Bess's father, David Willock Wallace, committed suicide in 1903, he and his mother and brother moved home with Bess's grandparents George and Elizabeth Gates. By the time Harry and Bess got married in 1919, Harry put all his money into his business partnership, a men's clothing store called Truman & amp; Jacobson on 104 West 12th Street in downtown Kansas City, so staying at Wallace's house made financial sense.
After Truman's habit failed in 1922, he and his wife continued to stay at home to save money when he paid his debts. After being elected to the Senate in 1935, he moved to Washington, D.C. with his wife and daughter. Every time they returned to Missouri, the house at 219 N. Delaware was their home.
After retiring in 1953, until Truman Library opened on 6 July 1957, Truman's House served as Mr.'s personal office. Truman. Bess stayed at home until his death in 1982, and he left the property to the National Park Service. The house was closed for 8 months in 2009-10 for a $ 1.1 million renovation that improves fire safety, visitor comfort and structural stability.
The Truman House offers a glimpse into the private life of the 33rd President of the United States, especially the simple life the family enjoyed in Independence before and after Harry's eight years as President. The only child of the Trumans, Mary Margaret, was born home on February 17, 1924. The site also includes two houses adjacent to Mrs Truman's brothers, and, across from Delaware Street, Noland Home, where the President's favorite aunt and cousin live. The site operates a visitor center, located within a historic firehouse, in downtown Independence. The NPS park ranger-interpreter leads a guided tour to the house on a regular basis, seeing the house like the Truman family leave it.
The second floor of the house has never been opened to the public - Bess wrote his will that in order to protect the privacy of his family, the second floor must remain closed until the death of his daughter, Margaret. Although Margaret died in 2008, NPS has maintained its closure to keep the house as well as possible. A closed-room photo tour, including Harry and Bess's room, is available.
Displayed on the ground floor of the house was the Steinway Truman piano that was originally purchased as a Christmas present for Margaret, and which was played by Truman in the White House; part of Trumans' extensive private library (including the mystery favored by Bess); collection of family records; The portrait of the White House's official First Lady (in Washington DC is a copy): and the paintings include panoramic views of Athens, Greece, "primitive" Key West featuring palm trees and back-looking donkeys, and a canvas called "Swan River." The fireplace is framed with tiles depicting fantastic views of the Middle East desert with tents and towers, possibly inspired by Thousand and One Nights .
Truman is one of several Presidents who have never had a home before their time in the office. He stayed with his parents until he married, then at Wallace House, in rented apartments and houses in Washington (including 4701 Connecticut Avenue), at Blair House (residence of the state's official state), and at the White House, but not until July 1953, after his tenure and death in 1952 at Madge Gates Wallace, that Harry and Bess Truman bought a house on 219 North Delaware Street.
The house is now located in Harry S. Truman Historical District, Historic Historic Historical District.
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Truman Farmhouse at Grandview
The Harry S. Truman Farm Home is 15 miles (24 km) from Independence in Grandview, Missouri. A National Historic Landmark, farmhouse at 12301 Blue Ridge Blvd. built in 1894 by the grandmother of Harry Truman, and is the center of the 5.25 hectare (2.12 hectare) remains of a former 600 acre (240-acre) family farm. Truman worked on the farm as a youth, from 1906-1917. It was here, his mother said, that Harry got his "common sense". There is no visitor center on this site, but the grounds are open year-round for self guided tours, and audio tours are available. The guided tour was previously carried out during the summer, but was canceled in 2013 due to budget cuts associated with warranty seizures.
This site consists of two-story farmhouse; a reconstructed smoke house; Grandview post office turned into a garage (Truman moved it to the farm to store his Stafford 1911 car); restored cart boxes were once used on farms; and some stone fence posts mark the original boundary of the farm, plus other original and reconstructed buildings.
After Truman returned to private life, he sold some farmland to Truman Corners Shopping Center and other Kansas suburbs.
References
External links
- Official Garden Service Site
- Harry Truman and Independence, Missouri: "It's Where I Belong", Teaching Plan of the National Parks Service with Historic Sites (TwHP)
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