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Photograph of Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
Photograph by Karen Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial

Built in 1957. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

From the record

“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 childhood home of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States.”

Wikipedia article Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 1 National Register listings published here for Barton County · listed in 1969 · category: Building · built in 1957.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 structuress, 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Truman, Harry, Birthplace Memorial - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. N corner, 11th St. and Truman Ave., Lamar, 64759
  • When was it listed? June 1969
  • Category. building
  • Township. City township
  • When was it built? 1957
  • National Register reference number. 69000089 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

28 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial between 1993 and 2019, burning about 263 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178090-00625-08062018-2145
31 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178089-00625-08022018-1627
16 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178091-00625-08162018-1448
29 June 2018Equipment and vehicle use10 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178088-00625-06292018-1809
10 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation189897-00625-06102019-1242
16 May 1994Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 April 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178086-00625-04112018-0938

Every fire recorded in Barton County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ss.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Barton County

Storms near this property

60 of 135 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lamar, the town this property stands in, in 135 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 53 thunderstorm wind, 51 hail, 18 flash flood, 7 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011FloodLamar$100,000Four low water crossings were flooded in central and southern portions of Barton County.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Barton County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindLamar$75,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLamar$50,000Numerous trees and large limbs were reported down. Some trees and limbs fell on homes causing minor roof, gutter and siding damage.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLamar$50,000A semi truck was blown on its side on I-49 near the Lamar exit.
March 2017HailLamar$50,000Golf ball size hail damaged several cars and homes. This report will have damage estimates for this storm event.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLamar$50,000The county sheriff reported trees and power lines down from wind gusts of 60 mph between Lamar and Milford.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLamar$40,000no account filed
February 2017Thunderstorm WindLamar$25,000A roof was completely removed for a residential home. Debris was blown eastward into multiple trees in the backyard.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLamar$20,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree into the living room of a farm home.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindLamar$18,000Trees and power poles were down due to thunderstorms in Lamar.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindLamar$15,000A building and several roofs were reported damaged by estimated 75 mph wind.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindLamar$15,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLamar$12,000A tractor trailer was overturned southbound on Interstate 49, blocking one lane.
April 2017FloodLamar$10,000A vehicle drove into a flooded Muddy Creek and became submerged. All occupants were able to get out safely. This incident occurred near the intersection of Muddy Creek and NE 30th Lane.
November 2008Thunderstorm WindLamar$10,000Severe thunderstorm winds snapped off several large trees and one barn was damaged east of Lamar.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindLamar$10,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees and power poles in the city of Lamar.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindLamar$10,000no account filed
June 1998LightningLamar$10,000no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindLamar$5,000Two power poles were reported broken by high winds by Barton County Electric COOP.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindLamar$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in Lamar. An RV was blown over along Interstate 49.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindLamar$5,000Several large tree branches were snapped in Lamar. There was a building that had the metal roof peeled back.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLamar$5,000Several power lines were reported down from fallen tree branches about one mile south of Lamar on Highway KK near 20th Street.
June 1994HailLamar$5,000Reported by KODE-TV.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLamar$5,000no account filed
November 2003Thunderstorm WindLamar$3,000Straight line winds from a possible microburst destroyed a hog barn and threw a large portion of it on a nearby highway. No other damage was observed from this storm.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindLamar$2,000A tree and power pole were downed in Lamar which caused several hundred power outages.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLamar$2,000A few power lines were blown down.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindLamar$2,000Minor roof damage was reported to a building at the intersection of Highways C and F.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLamar$2,000Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a street sign near the Walmart in Lamar.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLamar$1,000A large tree limb was blown down and damage an out building.
November 2008Thunderstorm WindLamar$1,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a power pole one mile west of Lamar on Highway 160.
September 2003Thunderstorm WindLamar$500Law enforcement officials observed downed power lines from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2026FloodLamar-Flooding was reported on NE 15th Lane at the North Fork Spring River.
April 2025FloodLamar-Tributary and small stream flooding in town and along Interstate 49 closed some city streets.
May 2025Heavy RainLamar-Storm total rainfall amount of 3.28 inches from May 23 through May 27.
June 2025Flash FloodLamar-Significant street flooding occurred in the city of Lamar due to rainfall amounts of one to three inches in a short time. Several roads were closed in and around Lamar.
June 2025FloodLamar-Creek flooding was reported around the city of Lamar due to heavy rainfall.
April 2023HailLamar-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
April 2023HailLamar-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2023HailLamar-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLamar-Multiple power outages occurred in the Cities of Lamar and Golden City and surrounding areas.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLamar-The Mesonet station north of Lamar measured a 68 mph wind gust.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLamar-A wind gust of 70 mph was measured at the Lamar Mesonet site.
May 2022FloodLamar-Highway 160 at the low water crossing on the North Fork Spring River was closed due to flooding.
May 2022Flash FloodLamar-Multiple city streets were reported underwater by the Lamar police department.
March 2021HailLamar-Penny sized hail was reported.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLamar-A home weather station reported a 59.2 mph wind gust.
May 2019Heavy RainLamar-The Lamar Water Station recorded a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.55 inches.
May 2019Heavy RainLamar-A 24 hour rainfall measurement of 5.30 inches was reported. Rainfall continued to fall at the time of the report.
May 2019Flash FloodLamar-Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding of numerous streets in the city of Lamar.
March 2016HailLamar-Pea to penny size hail was reported.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindLamar-A large tree was blown down.
June 2014Flash FloodLamar-Three low water crossings were flooded in the city of Lamar.
April 2013FloodLamar-Heavy rainfall caused the North Fork and Spring Rivers to rise out of their banks across eastern Barton County. Low water crossings and roadways were reported underwater.
May 2012Flash FloodLamar-Flooding of secondary roads were reported and several had to be closed across the county.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindLamar-Several large trees were reported down in the town of Lamar.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindLamar-A 65 mph wind gust was estimated.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLamar-Downburst wind gusts downed a few large tree limbs down.
July 2010Tornado (EF0)Lamar-A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed that an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds of 75 mph tracked from west to east about one quarter of a mile and uprooted two trees.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindLamar-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few tree limbs.

Every storm recorded in Barton County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 69000089 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Barton CountyAll 1 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.