Feature 444: 515 West Truman Road (in 2011)
Summary
Classification: Contributing.
Historic Name: Campbell House.
Architectural Style: Bungalow.
Construction Date: ca. 1910.
Period 2 of Harry S Truman’s Life: Establishing Community Roots, 1890-1919.
Tax Identification: 26-230-07-03.
Legal Description: McCoy Place Addition, lot 33.
Description: Contributing one- and one-half story wood-frame dwelling; irregular in shape; gabled roof with exposed rafters and knee braces; shed roof dormers on front and rear; asbestos siding; three-over-one double-hung sash wood windows; porch with shed roof supported by square columns and balustrade across facade; concrete block foundation. Slightly raised lot with retaining wall running alongside the drive into a subterranean garage.
• Alterations: The shed-roof dormers were probably added; house foundation not original; possible one-story addition on west wall with cement deck on the facade, located above the subterranean garage.
History/Significance: Sota J. Campbell lived in the house in 1924. Edmond D. Briggs was the resident from sometime prior to 1930 until sometime prior to 1940. By 1940, Earl J. Whetstone had purchased the home and moved in. He remained there until sometime after 1954.
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