Harry S. Truman Historic District
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The Harry S. Truman Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing sites closely associated with US President Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri. It includes the Truman Home at 219 North Delaware, Truman's home for much of his adult life and now a centerpiece of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, and the Truman Presidential Library. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. When first listed, the district included only the two buildings and a corridor joining them. It was substantially enlarged in 2011 to include more sites and the environment in which Truman operated while living in Independence.
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Worth seeing in and around Harry S. Truman Historic District
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, his wife Bess and daughter Margaret, and is located on U.S. Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri. It was the first presidential library created under the provisions of the 1955 Presidential Libraries Act and is one of thirteen presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
800 m · presidential library and museum for U.S. President Harry S. Truman, located in Independence, Missouri · Wikipedia - 02Independence Temple
The Temple in Independence, Missouri, is a house of worship and education "dedicated to the pursuit of peace". It dominates the skyline of Independence and has become the focal point of the headquarters of the Community of Christ.
700 m · church building in Independence, United States of America · Wikipedia - 03Vaile Mansion
The Harvey M. Vaile Mansion is located at 1500 North Liberty Street in Independence, Missouri. Built in 1881 for businessman Harvey M. Vaile, it is a locally significant example of Second Empire architecture.
1.4 km · historic house in Missouri, United States · Wikipedia - 04LDS Visitors Center, Independence
The Independence Visitors' Center is a visitors' center owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Independence, Missouri. The center is situated on the Greater Temple Lot dedicated and purchased by Joseph Smith and his associates in 1831, only a few yards from the Church of Christ 's headquarters and the Community of Christ temple.
800 m · Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints building · Wikipedia - 05United Nations Peace Plaza
The United Nations Peace Plaza in Independence, Missouri, U.S., was unveiled on October 27, 1997, formally dedicated by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on April 25, 2003, and is described by its creators as "the only memorial in the world to those persons serving in the Peacekeeping Forces of the United Nations". The 12.5-foot statue is named "Girl with Dove" by its sculptor, Tom Corbin, and in 2003, a four-foot miniature was gifted to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
800 m · independence, Missouri "Girl with Dove" statue · Wikipedia - 06The Ginger House
The Owens-Rogers Museum was the home of Hollywood screenwriter and producer Lela E. Rogers and is the birthplace and childhood home of the American actress, dancer, and singer, Ginger Rogers. The home was a tourist attraction and museum which has since been closed to the public.
900 m · museum in Independence, Missouri, U.S · Wikipedia - 07Stone Church
The Community of Christ Stone Church is a historic place of worship at 1012 West Lexington Avenue in Independence, Missouri, United States. The limestone building is north across the street from the Church of Christ headquarters and diagonally opposite the Community of Christ's Independence Temple.
700 m · church building in Missouri, United States of America · Wikipedia
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Getting to Harry S. Truman Historic District
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- Kansas City (MCI), 34 km · Eppley Airfield (OMA), 275 km · Des Moines (DSM), 279 km
- Omaha → Harry S. Truman Historic District272 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · $25–34
- Des Moines → Harry S. Truman Historic District287 km · quickest by road, 4h 35m · $25–34
- Tulsa → Harry S. Truman Historic District355 km · quickest by road, 6h 12m · $35–48
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Harry S. Truman Historic District is 13 km from Kansas City, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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