Historic Buildings of Jackson County, Missouri, USA
THE VERY ESSENCE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS THE MAINTENANCE AND STEWARDSHIP OF WHAT WE HAVE NOW, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, WHAT WE HAVE NOW WILL BECOME SOME DAY, WHAT WE AND OUR CHILDREN WISH WE STILL HAD.
PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES IS CULTIVATION OF OUR HERITAGE. IT IS PART OF WHAT SHAPES OUR FUTURE -- LOOKING FORWARD, NOT JUST LOOKING BACK. THE RESPECT WITH WHICH WE TREAT OUR HERITAGE IN GENERAL IS AKIN TO THE WAY WE TREAT THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF OUR SOCIETY.
Jackson County Courthouse (1933)
on the Independence Square
To capture a moment in time...
...saving the past for the future
President Harry S. Truman 1884-1972
33rd President 1945-1953
Jackson County Presiding Judge 1926-1934
The Truman Residence in Independence (original structure - 1867)
Truman Presidential Museum and Library, Independence
[Dedicated July 6, 1957]
The Vaille Mansion (1881), Independence
The 1879 Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot, Independence Before and After Restoration
[moved to the National Frontier Trails Museum for restoration]
Kansas City, Missouri - the "City of Fountains"
The Nichols Fountain, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City
(La Giralda of Seville, Spain [1/2 size replica] in background)
The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (1933)
Links to History