Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site

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Coordinates : 37°29′37.49″N 94°16′16.35″W  /  37.4937472°N 94.2712083°W  / 37.4937472; -94.2712083
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Harry S Truman Birthplace
State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
Location in Missouri
Map showing the location of Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site (the United States)
Location Lamar , Barton County , Missouri, United States
Coordinates 37°29′37.49″N 94°16′16.35″W  /  37.4937472°N 94.2712083°W  / 37.4937472; -94.2712083
Area 2.51 acres (1.02 ha) [1]
Established 1957 [2]
Visitors 4,994 (in 2022) [3]
Governing body Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Website Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial
Location N corner, 11th St. and Truman Ave., Lamar, Missouri
Coordinates 37°29′43″N 94°16′16″W  /  37.49528°N 94.27111°W  / 37.49528; -94.27111
Area Less than one acre
Built c. 1881  ( 1881 )
Built by Blethroad, Simon
NRHP reference  No. 69000089
Added to NRHP June 23, 1969

The Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site is a state-owned property in Lamar , Barton County, Missouri , maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources , preserving the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story childhood home of Harry S. Truman , the 33rd President of the United States . The future president was born here on May 8, 1884, in the downstairs southwest bedroom. The home was purchased by the state in 1957 and dedicated as a historic site in 1959 at a ceremony attended by Truman himself. [4] [5] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [6]

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  1. ^ "Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site: Data Sheet" (PDF) . Missouri Department of Natural Resources. November 2017 . Retrieved May 7, 2018 .
  2. ^ "State Park Land Acquisition Summary" . Missouri State Parks . Retrieved October 30, 2015 .
  3. ^ "Missouri State Park Attendance For January - December, 2022" (PDF) . Missouri State Parks . February 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site" . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . Retrieved October 30, 2014 .
  5. ^ Martha L. Kusiak (April 1969). "Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial" (PDF) . National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . Retrieved September 1, 2016 .
  6. ^ "Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial" . NPGallery . National Park Service . Retrieved May 7, 2018 .

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